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Introducing Viola

October 22, 2015 We are thrilled to welcome Viola to the team as an intern in our Tanzania office! She is working with Stephen and Theresa to assess the vulnerability of children and their families. Her strong passion for our mission is inspiring, and we are excited to see the positive impact she is sure to bring

Eight Thousand Books, 11 Months, and a Dream Fulfilled

October 20, 2015 Books and reading are my biggest passions and I believe that my early introduction to books and libraries helped me get to where I am now...which is not too far really, but if you know where I came from you would appreciate my journey. Growing up, I was lucky to have

Full Circle Update

September 30, 2015 I cannot believe that we are closing this month next week. It seems like August was just yesterday. This month the Full Circle Program had plans to accomplish many things. Noah and I arranged a children’s rights and responsibilities training at Maji ya Chai Primary School. We managed to prepare the Life

Happy/Sad Box Opening: Kimandafu Primary School

September 29, 2015 The Concept of Happy and Sad Box: Most of the developmental period of children is spent at school. Children can experience child rights violations and abuse and child protection practices at school at home and in their communities. Children most equipped to share and report such practices when they are aware of

TFFT 2015 GRADUATION

September 28, 2015 A total of 23 TFFT Scholars graduated different levels this year. Sixteen TFFT Scholars graduated class 7 at Usa River Academy on September 12th, and seven TFFT Scholars graduated form 4 at Star High School on September 19th. This is a demonstration of how TFFT is systematically and steadily growing towards assuring

TFFT Vision Trip – An Eye Opener

September 21, 2015 Today's post is by Laura Thompson who recently traveled to Tanzania to participate in TFFT's Vision Trip. Below you will read her reflections on this experience and the work TFFT is doing. We are grateful to everyone who took the time to witness TFFT's work firsthand and to Laura for writing such

Co-Management Update

September 9, 2015 We recently welcomed Noah to our team as Training and Logistics Coordinator. You can read his introduction here. Some thoughts on my induction As in any new role, it has taken time to create and develop effective relationships. But it is an exciting, inspiring, and a very rewarding and enjoyable experience. I

THRIVE CAMPAIGN 2015

August 31, 2015 "Africans should come together to address the challenges in their communities” was the take away of almost every participant at the African Philanthropies Network Assembly held in Arusha this July. There was a realization from the participants from communities across Africa that there has been a culture of philanthropy for generations. There

Co-Management Research Pilot

August 26, 2015 The Foundation For Tomorrow carefully avoids complacency. Our inquisitive minds, collaborative efforts, and ambitious nature propel us to new heights. We are now piloting a new research project to test the effectiveness of co-management as a strategy to improve the quality of education in Tanzania. Once again we are grateful to our

Full Circle Update

August 26, 2015 August has been a busy month for the TFFT team. As the new Full Circle Program Manager, I have been very busy taking over where Chloe left off. Introducing the Full Circle curriculum at a new school, monitoring the schools that are already piloting the curriculum, leading a training on puberty education,