Tumaini Schools
Modest Bayo initially trained as a teacher but worked as a safari guide for over 20 years. He started the Tumaini Schools in his home with his wife Lightness and a few other teachers in 2004 to provide quality education to children living in Karatu. Since its inception, he has worked tirelessly to expand the Tumaini schools to provide a consistent experience for young learners at all age levels.
Modest Bayo
Founder and Director
Mr. Gasper joined Tumaini Junior in 2015 as a Kiswahili teacher and quickly moved into the academic department once his ability for organizing became apparent. He has always held a passion for teaching and as Headmaster he hopes to facilitate an environment where both students and teachers feel empowered and enabled to perform their level best.
Gasper Polinary
Headmaster of Tumaini Junior School
Sifael Martin became the headmaster of Tumaini Senior Secondary School in February 2020. He joined Tumaini schools in July 2017 as an academic dean and mathematics teacher. He is originally from Singida town.
Sifael Martin
Headmaster of Tumaini Secondary School
Madam Penina joined the Tumaini family in 2013, as head of our pre-primary school, TX. She completed her teacher training in Kenya, specialising in primary education. Now entering her eighth year at Tumaini, Madam Penina has ingrained a love of learning in all of our youngest students. She is a kind and dedicated educator whose lessons are always filled with laughter.
Penina Kamatia
Headmistress of Tumaini Pre-Primary School
Mr. Barnabas received a degree in Biology from Sokoine University of Agriculture. He would spend his holidays teaching primary and secondary level students and fell in love with the profession. He joined Tumaini Senior Secondary School in 2016, where he teaches Biology and Project-Based Learning courses. He particularly enjoys teaching about mammals. This year, he was promoted to the role of assistant headmaster.
Mr. Barnabas
Assistant Headmaster Tumaini Senior Secondary School
Mr. Wilfred joined Tumaini Junior School in 2012 as an English subject teacher, assuming the role of deputy-head at the beginning of 2019. Originally from Kenya, he obtained his diploma in teaching at Kenya Methodist Teaching College. Mr. Wilfred says the highlight of his job is still teaching English and playing basketball with the students.
Wilfred Kisato
Assistant Headmaster Tumaini Senior Secondary School
Tanzania Education Corp
Khaleelah was born in Jamaica and immigrated to the United States at a young age. Having experienced, firsthand, the inequalities within the academic system in several states, she decided to pursue an Individualized Study degree at NYU in Globalization, Media Expression, & Education Inequality. Her concentration centered on investigating knowledge and power as tools to manipulate and limit access to higher education institutions. She spent a year abroad in Ghana, where she intimately studied the academic and cultural effects of globalization. During her time there she worked with several NGOs working on curriculum formation, instruction, and literacy projects. Currently serving as TEC’s Sponsorship Director, she hopes to help further the achievements of Tumaini students, and furthering their access to quality education.
Khaleelah Logan
Communications Director
My name is Fleur Weber. I grew up in the UK. Since studying International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies – University of London, I have been interested to explore the various approaches to sustainable development in an increasingly globalised world. I have worked in the NGO and corporate responsibility sectors across East Africa for the past three years, and was lucky to join TEC as Program Director in January of 2019.
Fleur Weber
Program Director
Chanza was born and raised in Zambia. He always had an interest in programming and technology. He eventually graduated with an Honours Degree in Software Engineering from the University of East London and later got his Masters in Data Science and Business Analytics, from Asia Pacific University (APU).
With a multitude of software applications, programming languages and skills that he has mastered throughout his life, Chanza joined TSSS in July 2020 to impart as much knowledge as possible on the students. After realizing most courses and Information Technologies (IT) subjects are not so easy to understand unless one has some technical experience with them, he joined with one of the goals being; to simplify learning IT and enable students to have the basics of programming early on. At the same time incorporating STEM and everyday Information Technologies scenarios and solutions.
Chanza Simuzingili
Technology Director