Daniel Trust Foundation is a youth development

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Daniel Trust Daniel Ndamwizeye (born March 9, 1989), better known in the professional world as Daniel Trust, is an international speaker, social entrepreneur and youth advocate. He is best known for being President and CEO of Daniel Trust Foundation, a non-pro ...

. It was launched in 2009 and provides mentorship and scholarship opportunities to high school seniors and student-selected recognition and funding for high school teachers. The foundation has offices in

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, and aims to be a student run organization for students by students. The foundation awards students who have demonstrated academic excellence, activism or community service and commitment to pursuing higher education. The Kathy Silver Award is the foundation's teacher recognition program. In the scholarship application, students nominate an impactful high school teacher who is then considered for the award. It is a

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with scholars and teacher honorees from

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, and Georgia. Since its inception, six scholars have appeared on lifestyle Connecticut TV shows life Better Connecticut on WFSB, Connecticut Style on

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, and Our Lives on

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Mission

The Daniel Trust Foundation aims to serve low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students. The scholarship and mentorship program helps plan student's education and career goals. The foundation also recognizes and awards deserving teachers with grants.

Programs

The Daniel Trust Scholarship Program is a 4-year $2,000

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designed to support its recipients' educational endeavors. The scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who are working to improve their local and international communities through activism and public service. Recipients of this scholarship receive $500 annually to fund college textbook expenses as well as other college materials. In 2015, the foundation started a mentorship program for local

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High School students. The foundation aims to provide resources to students beyond the Scholarship program. The mentorship program provides college readiness, teen driving education and financial literacy. In 2014, the foundation awarded eight scholarships. Four out of the eight Scholars were from the

Education system. In 2015, the foundation awarded seven scholarships. In 2016, the foundation awarded fifteen scholarships, with twelve out of the fifteen scholars from the

Education system. Lambeck, Linda. ''Bridgeport Grads Nap 4 of 8 Daniel Trust Scholarships''. Connecticut Post, ccessed October 2014 p.4. The recipients' causes ranged from contributing to the

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/disabled community, promoting world peace to advocating for

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to building schools overseas in Africa. Daniel Trust Foundation Scholars are currently attending the country’s most prestigious universities including the

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External links

Official website

Founder Daniel Trust on News 12 Connecticut's OUR LIVES
''News 12'', January 12, 2014
Scholar Eric Zhevel and Jocelyn Mendez on News 8's Connecticut Style
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Daniel Trust Scholar on News 12 CT OUR LIVES
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