By Kaitlin Rogers Last month Meghann and I had the pleasure of meeting Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow and hearing him speak about his remarkable organization, Mary’s Meals. As he spoke, he revealed that his genuine vision is for every child in this world to receive at least one meal each day. He realizes this means providing
Today you get to hear from Miss Nancy again. As promised, we shared the comments that you left her after reading her post entitled My Christmas Holiday. Nancy took the time to respond to each comment, and you can read her responses below! Comment: I loved reading about your school and home life Nancy, Thank
Lou Corse was someone very dear to The Foundation For Tomorrow. I remember meeting Lou four years ago. She lived in Tanzania and had reached out to one of our team members, Alley Brindza, to host a holiday party where her guests would donate books, clothes, and toys for our children. From that initial introduction, Lou went on to donate her time, talents, and treasure to TFFT. She lost her fight against breast cancer last April, a battle she fought hard for years.
By Nancy Phelix, TFFT Scholarship Student, Form 3 Nancy wants to be a fashion designer. This has been her dream for years now, and we believe she will achieve it-- just notice how she adds flair to her school uniform with pink and purple clips and by loosening her tie a bit when most students
By Fratern Tarimo, TFFT's Managing Director Today I will try (in every sense of the word TRY) to talk about the Tanzanian culture in relation to TFFT’s work. Last year I had the opportunity to attend the East African Philanthropy Conference organized by the Association of East African Grantmakers, and it was interesting to hear
By: Kaitlin Rogers One of the speakers at yesterday’s symposium referred to nonprofit organizations as “hope holders.” This term struck me. Hope. What an immensely powerful thing to hold. That glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. That tiny bud of life after a long, cold winter. That feeling in the back of
By: Meghann Gunderman, TFFT's Founder and Executive Director Since the stakeholders workshops, the TFFT Team has been working tirelessly to finalize our implementation plan. It is one thing to come up with a strategy. It is a whole different animal to implement it. Right now we are in the throes of compiling TFFT’s Action Matrix.
By Meghann Gunderman, TFFT's Founder and Executive Director What is your ideal world? That is a BIG question. Even if you stop to think about it, it’s hard to put into words, but this is what our facilitators challenged us to articulate during our three-day stakeholder workshop. Representatives from our partner schools, TFFT scholars, heads
By Meghann Gunderman, TFFT's Founder and Executive Director Stop and think for a minute and think: who would you identify as an orphan or a vulnerable child? During our strategic planning sessions, defining OVC (Orphan and Vulnerable Children) was one of the first tasks we tackled as a group, and the debate was quite controversial.
By Meghann Gunderman, TFFT's Founder and Executive Director Hello! It feels good to be back in the United States after a whirlwind six weeks working with our team in Tanzania. My time on the ground both recharges and drains me. It recharges me because within seconds of being with the kids I am reminded why