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The TFFT Scholar Selection Process

Background info: TFFT welcomes new children into our scholarship program every year and guarantees education, health, and emotional support through the equivalent high school graduation. One of the most frequently asked questions is how we choose which children become TFFT scholars. In this post Uswege shares some of his personal experience with this selection process.

I cannot rest until I achieve my highest goals in life

Since 2008 when I got the TFFT scholarship, it was my second chance of living. The support that I am getting from The Foundation For Tomorrow has led me to set up my own goals and realize the purpose of this opportunity. Right now I can manage on my own because I have enough life

Book Drive: CCDS TFFT Club

Jambo! I am so thrilled to have been given the opportunity to write a blog post on behalf of Charlotte Country Day School’s new TFFT club! This year club members have been devoted to helping TFFT support their young scholars and efforts over in Tanzania. Right now, we are in the midst of our biggest

SHARE the LOVE 2014

Ellie started an email to family and friends by saying: Every one of you has supported me and loved me throughout periods of my life and I wanted to thank you for that. Ellie is a high school junior, and she is one of our nine SHARE the LOVE Challenge team leaders. The SHARE the

A sneak preview of TFFT in January 2014

Ready…! It is both enjoyable and taxing being a Country Director. Just after my first two months with TFFT, I was lucky to take a break to the beach in the Philippines, to relax and reflect on TFFT’s priorities moving forward. Two things were an experience that kept me excited: i) The Zip-line (I call

2012 Annual Report

FAMILY … This word comes up a lot when people think of TFFT, our network, and our scholars. We as a team pride ourselves on the family TFFT creates. Our mountain (aka our mission) is large. We recognize that, but it doesn't intimidate us because we know that it is achievable with our sustainable approach. Nevertheless,

JOIN US!

How is January treating you so far? January can be such a bittersweet month for me. The lull after holiday festivities brings a welcome return to routine but also a sadness that cherished days filled with time with family and friends in celebration of the holidays have past. My favorite way to extinguish the January

Chloe’s Trip Home

Who else can’t believe it is 2014?  I used to think my mom was crazy because she would forget her age.  Now it seems like I can’t keep my age or the year straight…they just keep changing too often.  But they do say—time flies when you are having fun! Speaking of my mom and New

2013 IN REVIEW

Hello! It’s time for our Annual BLOG REVIEW! 2013 was quite a year for TFFT. We grew and accomplished a lot, and I keep coming back to the word “momentum” as the best way to characterize the year. So much of what we built in 2013 set the stage for an even bigger and better

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christmas songs everywhere  I pass, everybody looks happy as the big day approaches. In Tanzania, this is the season in which many people travel to join their families and loved ones so that they can celebrate christmas and new year together. In fact even myself have traveled not my to my home place but to