Since her childhood she was not sure about what she wanted to be, but she enrolled in primary school and later joined TFFT to complete her Ordinary Level education. It was not easy either to decide which route to take after her Ordinary Level completion. This important decision involved the expertise and skills of our
Hey it's Katy, and I am one of the interns this summer in Tanzania. I am also Chloe's little sister. I have been interning for the past month and I am finishing my internship this week. I graduated from high school in Oklahoma this May and I am starting at Texas A&M this August. After
As I begin the 7th week of my internship, it’s crazy to think about all the different things I’ve learned and seen so far. It’s been cool to see all of the inner-workings of TFFT and all that goes into making this organization so successful. Since my last post, I learned how to navigate our
Hello! Last year we welcomed June with a band-spankin-new website. I remember the launch clearly. Kat, Catherine, and I had been working around the clock so that it could go live before I hopped on a plane to Tanzania for RIDETZ. Well, here we are one year later, and I cannot imagine life without our
Hello from Tanzania! As a follow up to the monitoring and evaluation training that we facilitated for our partner schools in December of 2012, TFFT hosted a capacity-building training for school leadership (heads of school and school managers). This training focused on teacher supervision, which is an enduring challenge of the Teacher Training Program. Being
Hi, my name is Maggie Boorman, and I am so grateful to be TFFT’s intern in the Charlotte office this summer! I have been passionate about TFFT since volunteering with them in high school and following my trip to Tanzania in the summer of 2011. This internship is a great way for me to learn
Jambo, We are now in the last month of the first quarter in this year, I know everybody has been working hard wherever you are to make sure that the goals for this year are met by making the most of the first months of the year. In Tanzania we have a saying meaning, do
How do I sum up a 5-day workshop with our Secondary students? Well…honestly it is probably not possible, but I will sure do my best! First, an introduction to the concept of the RENEW workshop and how it came to be. Reintroducing some familiar faces: Adam Rubin and Uswege Mwakapango! Adam is my predecessor as
Hello again! Today I am back with the fun stuff. While yesterday's post discussed many of the issues surrounding illiteracy and the lack of resources. Today I bring to you an idea that I hope will excite you and motivate you to get involved! Our support for teachers doesn’t end with the training—we need to
I was, and still am, proud to have come from a town—tiny it may be—in rural Philippines with a public library. Looking back, I would say that being introduced to it at third grade by the daughter of my kindergarten teacher was the greatest blessing of my childhood life. I always wonder: Had I not