Piaya school Desks

With thanks to a visit from a donor who went to Piaya school, Nomad Trust has been able to fund over 250 new desks for the students to save them from sitting on a dirt floor.A big thank you to Anne for making this happen.  Without Anne's generosity we would not have been able to provide the desks.

Merenge Clinic-Lamai

Whilst I was visiting Lamai at the end of last year I went to visit Merenge Village, where three Nomad employees come from.  I had a lovely day with the Wakuria people, and I spent the day with Joseph, the village chairman, and Jackson Chacha, the village councillor.  I had not realised that this is such a big tobacco growing area, with tobacco companies providing seed and fertiliser to the farmers. 
I was very impressed with the initiative that saw in the village.  Nomad Trust would like to start helping the village with some greatly needed support, at the top of their list was finishing the new clinic building.  The current clinic, is tiny and jam packed full of people as it services about 10,000 villagers from the surrounding area.  It currently has two nurses, and a doctor.  They provide a widwife service as well as a vaccination program.  In 2010 the government provided labour and hammers for a new clinic to be built with the local villagers providing bricks.  Unfortunately since 2010 they have recieved no further help to complete the building which is half done.

 
Completion of the clinic would mean a huge amount to the villagers and health care workers, providing them with much needed space, as well as an inpatient facility.   To contribute to this worthwhile project please contact me: Nomad trust@nomad.co.tz

Raleigh International + Nomad Trust

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership between Raleigh  http://www.raleighinternational.org/ and the Nomad Trust in Katavi.     Raleigh teams will visiting Kibaoni three times a year for two weeks at a time to help build rocket stoves in households.  Our aim is that every household in the ward will have a fuel efficient rocket stove.  A hugely exciting partnership and I look forward to their first trip in February.

Thank you

A big thank you to Mairi and Peter Blair for sending out $150 worth of school supplies for Katavi and Katumbi Primary School in Mahale.  In remote areas school supplies are hard to come by and many families can not afford to go "Back to School" shopping, so this wonderful package arrived just in time for the new school year in January.
Thank you.

Lions in Lamai

I was recently at Lamai in the Serengeti and had the chance to go on a game drive.  I saw this lovely big pride of Lions-and got to see a lioness pick up a leopard tortoise in her mouth and give it to the other lions! 
They then cuddled and played with this tortoise!  Incredible!

The Usevya Youth Center, Katavi

The roof of the second part of the youth center is finally on-just in time for the rainy season.

Katumbi Computer Training-Mahale

Shirima Evans, from AA computers has recently been to Katumbi to check up on the solar system and carry out more training for the teachers and students at Katumbi Primary School.

 Shirima trained the following teachers on the basics-They had never had computer classes before

1.       Ashura Rashidi – from the dispensary.  The clinic also received their new lap top from funds from Nigel Palmer.

2.       Mwl. Khalid Banikwa

3.       Mwl. Felis Chubwa

4.       Mwl. Juma Rajab (the head master)

After the course, the participants were able to write a report and exam papers using word program and basic excel functions.

Skills taught: Keyboard and mouse training, Windows basics, introduction to MS word and excel, use of internet, including sending and receiving emails.

 

Intermediate:

1.       Mwl. Abdulkari Haruna Kabolya

Had the basic knowledge from the first training therefore Shirima taught him some advanced skills on formatting and professional looking documents.  Shirima was also able to teach some teaching methodology to help them teach others to use computers.

I hope that this training has helped re-invigorate the teachers, and get them really excited about the use of computers and the internet.