About Us
Our Purpose
Why We Exist
TTI empowers girls and rural communities through education, breaking cycles of poverty with community-led solutions. Our purpose is to create lasting, generational change by strengthening schools, supporting families, and unlocking human potential.
— The FOUNDER
Our Story
It began in rural Zimbabwe, with a girl denied an education but never her dream. A girl who wrote her goals on paper, placed them in a tin can, and buried them beneath the soil of her village.....
What We
Do
Rooted in Zimbabwean wisdom and global solidarity, our work activates transformation across individuals, institutions, communities, and entire systems.
Spotlight Story
Chivakanenyama Secondary School — Growing Classrooms from Gardens
At Chivakanenyama Secondary School, innovation and resilience have taken root through TTI’s sustainable irrigation garden project, growing both crops and opportunity.
Once limited by inadequate infrastructure, the school used income from its gardens to build a new classroom block, marking a major milestone. This progress reflects more than physical development, it shows self-reliance, renewal, and the impact of empowering communities with sustainable systems.
With improved learning spaces and plans for science labs and advanced classes, the school is now on a strong path toward a better future.
Chivakanenyama's story is living proof that sustainable projects don't just feed communities — they build them.
From boreholes to
self-sustaining innovation hubs.
Through boreholes, solar, irrigation, and regenerative business coaching, TTI supports rural schools to become community gathering places and self-sustaining innovation hubs.
— Infrastructure That Enables
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Schools now have functioning boreholes, increasing attendance by over 40%
What this looks like
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Schools have launched parent-run gardens that feed over 7,000 students.
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Profits from garden harvests fund new science labs, libraries, and school supplies
— Education That Transforms
Full-ride scholarships that
transform families, not just students.
Our full-ride scholarships equip rural students with mentorship, career tools, and essential support — so they can transform not only their futures, but their families and communities too.
What this looks like
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Scholars supported to date — 82% first-generation students
100%
Graduation rate from universities and technical colleges
70%+
Return to work in their home communities after graduation
— Systems That Regenerate
We seed cycles that
sustain themselves.
School gardens fund libraries. Graduates return to teach. Communities lead from within, with lasting pride and ownership. This is regeneration, not aid.
What this looks like
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Schools now generate income independently through agriculture
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TTI graduates have launched local businesses or NGOs
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Community-led initiatives sparked by alumni engagement
— Stories from the Community
Every life we touch
has a story worth telling.
Voices from the ground, the women, girls, and families whose lives are the proof of what's possible.
— Voices That Matter
“Before TTI, I never thought I could finish school. Now, I dream of becoming an engineer and helping other girls like me. Every scholarship, every mentor, every moment of support has given me courage I didn’t know I had.”
Christabel Dura
Age 20 · Student
Mitchell Make
Age 21 · Student
“I was a shy girl who feared speaking up. Today, I opened my textiles designing business where I also mentor young girls and women. TTI taught me that strength is not about being fearless, it’s about rising every time you fall.”
— Batons We've Broken
“For generations, my family thought education was not important. With TTI, that narrative has changed. I am the first girl in my family to attend university. The baton of silence and limitation has been broken, now I will lift others as I rise.”
Ellen Firorumwe
21- Scholarship Recipient Graduate
Mai Paradza
46- Sewing Training Recipient
“Before joining the TTI sewing program, I struggled to provide for my children. Today, sewing has become my strength and my source of income. I can now buy food, pay rent, and send my children to school with dignity. This skill has changed my life — it has given me confidence, independence, and a way to build a better future for my family. I am forever grateful.”
