Our theme for February is SHARE the LOVE, and this will be the third year of a fun Valentines Campaign Challenge. This year we have 12 awesome Team Leaders who have committed to SHARE’n some LOVE this season! These young women are empowering and all capable young women with such big hearts, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to
Hello! How is the first month of 2015 almost over?! I can't let January pass me by without posting our Annual Blog Review! (You can read 2013's review here and 2012's here.) 2014 was another full year for TFFT. Now, as we begin a new year, pausing to reflect on all that the previous year
Hello! It is with great excitement that we introduce Ramon Richardson, TFFT's new Director of Operations! Ray's passion for education, extensive experience working for educational equity, and legal background make him the perfect fit for the role. Our entire team is eager to work with and learn from him. The Director of Operations is critical
Jambo! My name is Mary Hill Brooks, and I am from Charlotte, NC. I graduated from Charlotte Country Day School last May, and am currently in the midst of a gap-year! Last semester, I travelled with a program called Thinking Beyond Borders to Thailand and India to study and work on development in the fields
It was a special day, a day of its own kind, when all TFFT scholars, their guardians and TFFT Staff came together for the first TFFT Family Day, on Saturday 13th December 2014. It was a day of celebration, celebrating the achievements our scholars have made in their academics and other skills they demonstrate after
As I talked about in the last blog, Full Circle is very busy with a new and exciting pilot project! Well, as promised, now you get to hear all about it! What started out as a quest to encourage teachers to incorporate life skills in their teaching, has turned in a much large project than
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and now ... Giving Tuesday! Isn't it apropos that this sequence of events begins with giving thanks and ends with giving back? As we enter the holiday season, it’s time to celebrate the beauty of family! Families support and uplift each other out of love. This holiday
To witness TFFT's mission in action is to believe in TFFT's mission. While not everyone can hop on a plane to Tanzania, we desperately want you to SEE and UNDERSTAND the impact of which you are a part. And now—thanks to the brilliant talent of Tyler Wohlford with the Halle Project—we have the opportunity for
It is jacaranda season in Arusha! For those of you who don’t know, the jacaranda is a tree that blooms a beautiful shade of purple in October and November. It is my favorite time of year in Arusha because it reminds me of the trees changing from green to hues of orange and crimson during
Snippets of Outcomes or Impact: A bird’s (Hawk’s) eye view: Sometimes I imagine that I am an angel, watching over what is happening on earth and taking stock of the things I see. I hope that someday, in my rich imaginations, this oversight over mankind will provide reflections for the most vulnerable children. If