Meet RIDETZ Rider, Lisa MacKenzie

Over the next few weeks, leading up to RIDETZ, we are going to be introducing the 11 wonderful, enthusiastic, and excited riders, who will be taking off on June 16th!  This way, you can learn about the riders before they leave, and then you can follow them through their journey on the blog as we post

Meet RIDETZ Riders, Patty & Stu Spencer

Over the next few weeks, leading up to RIDETZ, we are going to be introducing the 11 wonderful, enthusiastic, and excited riders, who will be taking off on June 16th!  This way, you can learn about the riders before they leave, and then you can follow them through their journey on the blog as we

Meet RIDETZ Rider, Rachel McGowen

Over the next few weeks, leading up to RIDETZ, we are going to be introducing the 11 wonderful, enthusiastic, and excited riders, who will be taking off on June 16th!  This way, you can learn about the riders before they leave, and then you can follow them through their journey on the blog as we

Talking About Assessment

It has been a long time since I posted updates about the Teachers Training program. However, the long hiatus from blogging doesn’t mean we have not been busy. On the contrary, the Teachers Training Program has never been busier! From February, Uswege (the latest addition to the TFFT team and the new training coordinator) and

Our Scholars Go to Court (For a Field Trip!)

Last week, we had the opportunity to take some of our students on a little field trip.  Through the guest speakers who have spoken to our kiddos from the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), we were invited to TOUR the Tribunal and observe an appeals hearing which was taking place. Besides being

Take Two

  I cannot believe it is May and I am already back in the TFFT office!  My name is Maggie Boorman, and some of you may remember me as last year’s TFFT summer intern.  So much has happened in the past year, but at the same time, I feel like I was just here in

Meet RIDETZ Rider, Katie Caniglia

Over the next few weeks, leading up to RIDETZ, we are going to be introducing the 11 wonderful, enthusiastic, and excited riders, who will be taking off on June 16th!  This way, you can learn about the riders before they leave, and then you can follow them through their journey on the blog as we

Meet RIDETZ Rider, Pam Preschlack

Over the next few weeks, leading up to RIDETZ, we are going to be introducing the 11 wonderful, enthusiastic, and excited riders, who will be taking off on June 16th!  This way, you can learn about the riders before they leave, and then you can follow them through their journey on the blog as we

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