By Vaileth, TFFT Scholarship Student I am Vaileth Pallangyo, 18 years old, from Nkoaranga village. I received my primary school education at Nkoaranga and after passing the class 7 national exam I was selected to attend Nshupu Secondary School. I stayed at Nshupu until Form 2 then shifted to Usa River Academy with the help
In honor of National Women's Day we would like to celebrate all the young women in our Scholarship Program who inspire us every day. In doing so, we're pleased to introduce to you to Rosemary, one of the students who worked with Adam on the Narrative Project. My name is Rosemary, I am eleven years
Written by: Josh Nassari, TFFT Scholarship Director Mambo!! On Friday February 3, 2012 was a big day at Usa River Academy. It was actually a different Friday. Normally if you step in this school at around 10 a.m. students and teachers will all be in their respective classrooms proceeding with studies, but this was definitely
Memory has a way of embellishing, omitting, and altering life events, and as with any reflective writing, the absolute truth can become skewed. Sophia and the other girls in classes 4 through 6 recently worked with our Full Circle Director to write down their stories as they recalled them. Sophia beautifully and bravely
My name is Sophia, I am ten years old and in Standard Four. My favorite subjects in school are mathematics and geography and I really enjoy studying. I was born in the Tengeru Region of Arusha, Tanzania. Both of my parents passed away when I was very young. My mother was killed in a car
Written By: Fratern Tarimo, Managing Director I can’t believe how time speeds by… Seems like yesterday when we took kids back home after the end of the third term at Usa River Academy (URA) and second term at Star High School (SHS) and here I am already blogging about taking them back to school to
Being a NGO working with kids in Tanzania we get a LOT of donated clothes, shoes, school items etc. The schools we work with require all students to dress in uniform, so only on the kids holiday breaks are they allowed to wear "street clothes." Right before Usa River Academy school broke for the December
It has been two years since I joined the TFFT team and started coordinating the tutoring program as well as facilitating most of the sessions. I am so happy to be given this opportunity to help and share my knowledge to my young brothers and sisters especially those who are having difficulties with their studies.
Dear Friends, As you may all know from my last blog post, this year we had three Form Four (end of O-Levels) graduates and eight Primary School graduates (USA equivalent of Grade 7). I am writing now to tell you about the exciting things that our Form Four graduates will be doing over the school