Katumbi's Teachers house

It was great to see the progress that has been made on the teachers house at Katumbi.  The house has 4 main rooms, a little central courtyard and then three rooms at the back for a loo, shower and kitchen.

  The village has nominated people to over see the building and it was brilliant to see that all three of them where there keeping a close eye on the project.  The main rooms are all almost completed and are being plastered at the moment.

When the house is finished 2 teachers will share it.  Having 2 extra teachers will make a huge difference to the school which currently has 750 kids and 5 teachers! 
The frame for the roof is up, and the doors and iron for the roof are all in the village store ready to go up.

The hole for the septic tank is dug, but the loo and piping has not been installed yet. 

Like most building projects, the house has unfortunately run slightly over budget, so Nomad Trust is currently fundraising for the remaining $850 short fall so that the house can be finished.

The Connect Group-SAGE charity group-500 GBP donation

The Nomad Trust, on behalf of Katumbi school in Mahale, made a bid for a 500 GBP donation towards books.  It was very exciting to hear that we were successful for our bid.  I was able to take the money to the school this past week when I went to visit Katumbi.  I look forward to seeing the books they buy, for a school with so little this donation will make a huge difference to the lives of the students.
Thank you to the SAGE group.

This was my last visit to Katumbi with the Nomad Trust, and I hope to be back soon as a visitor.  I will the school and the spirit of the amazing children that are there.

Unicorn School sponsored walk

A huge thank you to the Unicorn School in Abingdon, Oxford and to Mike Pickett for doing a sponsored walk to raise funds for the school in Piaya.  They raised a huge GBP 1950!  Congratulations to everyone who took part and did such a fantastic job.

Thank you!

A little update

Gosh time seems to fly by, it has been an age since I wrote.  Raleigh have arrived in Usevya and they are up and running building rocket stoves.  Michael, our Nomad Trust rep went and spent two days with them helping them out.  It is fantastic that Raleigh are able to help us on this worthwhile project, so a BIG thank you to all of them!
On another note, I will be leaving the Nomad Trust at the end of July to start up my own business, an exciting and daunting time!  I have LOVED my three years with the Nomad Trust, and as D day approaches I find myself getting sadder and sadder to be leaving all the amazing friends I have made, not only within the communities I work with but within the Trust's donor family.  Thank you for every one's support.
Lali

A new season

The Nomad Tanzania camps are all reopen after the rainy season, and it is time for the Nomad Trust to gear up again.  I cant wait to get out to all our project sites.  I am especially keen to visit Katumbi, Mahale and see how the new teachers house is coming along.  Raleigh will be headed out to Katavi soon with their new group of volunteers to build more rocket stoves, I am dying to hear if there have been any more built in households since they were last there.
It is always exciting to start a new season, and find new partner organizations and projects to support.  To of our donors, THANK you for your continual support and encouragement for the work that we do in these remote areas.  We would not be able to do anything with you all.   

Piaya-first aid kits and re-usable water bottles.

Another Piaya post!  When I was visiting I was able to give the school some basic first aid kits that they had been asking for.  The headmaster was thrilled to finally receive them and they will be kept in the boarding houses for the children who are boarders.

I was also able to give the older students their own re-usable water bottles for them to take to class or keep in the dormitory. 

I hope that it will help to decrease plastic water bottle waste in the community but it will also allow the kids to have access to water during the day.  Dehydration is a common problem in remote communities where access to clean drinking water, and water full stop is difficult.  I hope that in some small way this will help the kids.

Piaya School Desks.

It was brilliant to see the desks that Nomad Trust donated to Piaya Primary school in use!  Thank you Anne for your amazing contribution to this cause.