December 9, 2016 The Foundation For Tomorrow held an award ceremony to honor select teachers in Arusha and Meru District this past October. Our Teacher Training Program awarded exemplary service and commitment to deliver quality education to Tanzanian schoolchildren. We awarded ten teachers with a Most Outstanding Teacher award for 2016. Neema Lema, one of our award-winners sent us a reflection, and we
December 2, 2016 Providing youth with a life skills education is essential, and they should be exposed to this education at an early age. Unfortunately, in Tanzania life skills education is not included in our school curriculum. Most of the time, children do not learn these necessary skills at home or in school. These life skills include learning about
November 23, 2016 We are thrilled to welcome Daniel to the team as an intern in our Tanzania office! Daniel works with our Psychosocial & Health Program to build TFFT's Livelihood Initiatives. His strong passion for our mission is inspiring, and we are excited to see the positive impact he is sure to bring TFFT. Welcome, Daniel! My name
November 21, 2016 Our Teacher Training Program has provided a 10-Day training for special education teachers, using a holistic approach. The ongoing practical training targets 15 teachers of Arusha City Council. Aside from building the capacity of regular classroom teachers and school management teams, provision of teaching and learning resources to the special education teachers is crucial
November 18, 2016 Star High School is one of TFFT's partner schools, and we have a large group of scholars who go there. It is down a long dusty, bone-rattling road, quite near a Tanzanite mine. Definitely Land Cruiser terrain! Star High is one of the highest achieving schools in Arusha in terms of academics.
November 8, 2016 Our Teachers' Training Program is working on developing a teacher manual, which will guide primary school teachers in planning their lessons. It will help teachers practice the best skills and techniques, providing the students with the best possible education. Why do we think that developing a teacher manual is important? Please take the time to
November 2, 2016 TFFT's Full Circle Program recently conducted an inter-school competition of essay writing and poster making for students at schools throughout Meru District. We aimed to promote healthy competition amongst the students and schools to develop interest in the importance of expressing one’s thoughts in oral or written manner effectively as well as the
October 20, 2016 This month, Star High School held a graduation ceremony for form four 2016. It was a great day and exciting event for TFFT and Star High. TFFT had four scholars graduate; three boys and one girl. The graduates were Ashura, Allan, Fadhili, and Joachim. The four graduates received a certificate of completion for secondary school. All of the
October 18, 2016 The Foundation For Tomorrow presented Teacher of Distinction Awards to ten teachers of Arusha City and Meru District Councils on October 5th, World Teachers' Day. Notable guests and other educators gathered at Arusha School to celebrate and honor teachers’ achievements. The awardees each received a certificate of recognition and a monetary prize. The District Commissioner of
October 12, 2016 Having the security of family unity is important for child development. A child who has grown up without the reliability of a family support system will face more developmental challenges. Tamara Gold, a psychotherapist and parenting coach based in New York, researches the impact of having a stable family life on childhood development. She says