2018-09-07T09:50:33-07:00 2017-12-31 454365561 Green Neuschwander & Manning LLC PO Box 1197 Robertsdale AL 36567 990EZ 2017-01-01 452938830 Build Tanzanian Family Futures Inc BUIL 2034703286 54 Danbury Road 306 Ridgefield CT 06877 Barbara Poole President 2018-09-07 true Darren L Neuschwander CPA P00291621 8885585257 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z X https://serengetischolars.org X X 83675 X 83672 3 0 0 0 0 83675 54803 22306 408 20530 98047 -14372 24950 10578 24950 10578 24950 10578 24950 10578 Build Tanzanian Family Futures (BTFF) is a non-profit corporation registered in the United States. It was founded to reduce existing illiteracy, poverty and early mortality through education, and health outreach for families, parents, and young children in Northern Tanzania.BTTFs mission is first and foremost to provide education in one of the poorest countries in the World. It is our belief that only through education will the people of Northern Tanzania rise above their current circumstance.In 2015, we began the Serengeti Scholars, a project of BTFF. BTFF sponsors 50 students in 13 different government schools, whose families cannot afford a government school education. The students, or Scholars, must demonstrate academic excellence to be selected for the project. It is BTFF's goal to make this first group of 50 families be self sufficient, then another group of 50 families will be selected for BTFF to sponsor. The 50 Scholars, 39 of which are women, and all are learning STEM (Scienc In 2017:-We sponsored 50 secondary school students in S.T.E.M education , with a 100% continuation rate into 2017.-Of the 50 students, 39 are young women studying Science.-We brought online learning to the 50 students through a collaboration with BrainPop.com and AirTel TZ-85% of Serengeti Scholars finished 2016 with a 3.0 or higher average, even though their lives are incredibly difficult.-Our rising high school students attended computer training and learned the full Microsoft Suite. 50% of the students have been trained to date.-18 out of 19 rising High School students passed the Form Four National Examinations with DIstinction.-We provided 15,000 meals to the poorest families in the Food for Families Program-Single parents of Serengeti Scholars received start-up grants, business training, and are now running profitable businesses, enabling them to pay for their most basic of needs.-In partnership with Aunt Marys Bookshelf, a US based charity, a lending library of fiction books has given the students their first time reading for enjoyment. It has been transforming their lives.-We sponsored routine and emergency healthcare, as well as crisis aid in abandonment and abuse situations.-We increased our donor base through presentations in conjunction with Rotary.-Weve doubled our social media following. 43244 X 54803 43244 Barbara Poole President 15.00 0 Norman Weinstein Treasurer 5.00 0 Patrick Bower Director 5.00 0 Ayubu Gadiye Director 30.00 0 17510 Douglas Picirillo Director 5.00 0 false false false false false false false false 0 0 false false Norman Weinstein 54 Danbury Road 306 Ridgefield CT 06877 2034703286 false false false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 28844 49541 53727 92332 83672 308116 0 0 0 0 28844 49541 53727 92332 83672 308116 0 0 308116 0 0 0 0 28844 49541 53727 92332 83672 308116 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.8 | Donee's Name: Serengeti Scholars | Cash Amount Given: $52113 Other Expenses.1005 Travel $12245 Other Expenses.1 Website Developement $4630 Other Expenses.2 Accessories $1648 Other Expenses.3 Wire Fees $1380 Other Expenses.4 Dues & Subscriptions $540 Other Expenses.6 Bank Charges $87