November 23, 2016

We are thrilled to welcome Daniel to the team as an intern in our Tanzania office! Daniel works with our Psychosocial & Health Program to build TFFT’s Livelihood Initiatives. His strong passion for our mission is inspiring, and we are excited to see the positive impact he is sure to bring TFFT. Welcome, Daniel!

My name is Daniel Lyimo, and I have worked for TFFT as an intern since August. I work with Hedwiga on our livelihood initiatives. I have completed activities such as interviewing the guardians of the scholars from TFFT who have taken livelihood loans. In the interviews, I ask the guardians questions about what kind of projects they want to do in order to improve the livelihood of their families, how many people in the area are working on similar projects, and whether the other sellers make enough profit. We also discuss how to market the product, how will they use the loan for their project, and how they will pay back the loan.

TFFT works to improve the livelihood of our scholars’ families. I work to help provide our scholars’ guardians with entrepreneurial skills. We educate anyone who participates in our livelihood strengthening initiatives on how to handle and use a loan, to budget for paying it back, how to save money.

I enjoy working with the TFFT team each day. Everyone is supportive and I appreciate the work experiences that I have received. I am passionate about The Foundation For Tomorrow’s mission and focus on providing vulnerable children with a quality education. I believe that education is the key to life and that the best thing one can give a child is a quality education. This way, each and every child has the opportunity to fulfill his or her goals. I also admire how TFFT not only helps to better the lives of the scholars, but also helps provide resources to entire families. This way, these vulnerable families have the opportunity to take a loan and improve their livelihood to provide the basic needs to their children.