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Meet our 2019 Share the LOVE Team Leaders!

January 18, 2019 This year will be our 7th year of SHARE the LOVE, a fun Valentine’s Challenge. Everyone has their own feelings about the Hallmark holiday that characterizes February. We at TFFT embrace the concept of Valentine’s Day as a way to simply SHARE the LOVE to the teachers and students we serve in

Unpacking Vulnerability

December 21, 2018 “Vulnerable” is found frequently in TFFT’s newsletters, on our website, in our notes to our donors and volunteers, and in our blog posts. Vulnerable is  heard when we speak about our scholars, written into our vision and mission statements, and scattered throughout our social media posts. We use the word vulnerable

Child Protection Conferences

December 14, 2018 Tanzania Child Rights Forum (TCRF) is a member based platform and charity organization with a network of approximately 200 non-governmental institutions that work with and for children. The Foundation For Tomorrow has been a part of this network since 2015 and we have seen its significance through sharing and capacity building

The Impact of Peer Mentors

December 7, 2018 “It takes courage, patience, passion and willingness to share and help someone." Mentoring involves learning from someone who encourages you to grow, and this learning process is based on a developing relationship between a mentor and a mentee. The learning process become effective when trust between the mentor and a mentee has

Introducing Pippa!

November 16, 2018 Hi, I am Pippa, and I am the newest member of the TFFT team based in Arusha. I am Australian by nationality, but I have been raised, by wonderful parents, with a love of different cultures and a desire to travel and experience the world as it really is. I personally

Eradicating Poverty: Tanzania and Worldwide

October 22, 2018 “Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the action of human beings.” Nelson Mandela Nearly half of the world’s population, over 3 billion people, live on less than $2.50 a day. That’s around $75 a month and only $900

The Beauty of Dreams: 2018 Graduations

October 15, 2018 Whether you are finishing kindergarten or university, graduation is an exciting time for all students and those who support them. It is a time to realize how far you’ve come and a time for reflection. “When I look back, I see all the sleepless nights and hustles together with memories of

Teacher Training Update: The True Impact on Educators

TFFT believes quality education transforms lives and that teachers and school leaders both play key roles in achieving this. In so many places around the world, teachers are underappreciated and lack support. TFFT's Teacher Training Program is a key part of our work and we realize that we are not serving orphan and vulnerable students

Gates Foundation Goalkeepers: Africa is the world’s most important priority

September 28, 2018 “The conclusion is clear: to continue improving the human condition, our task now is to help create opportunities in Africa’s fastest-growing, poorest countries.” The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released the Gatekeepers Data Report this week, their annual checkpoint for reaching the Global Goals. The report informed that focus must be on

Learning Support for Scholars

September 19, 2018 TFFT believes in the power of education and that geography should not dictate an individual’s life trajectory. We envision a world where all children contribute to the society as active and empowered citizens free of exclusion, disadvantage, and vulnerability. Through the Scholarship Program, TFFT equips marginalized children in Tanzania with the