Hi everyone! Together we reached 103% of our target, and within 30 days! This is amazing - a big thank you to everyone who gave so generously. We have managed to go ahead immediately and have solar panels already installed, plumbing in place and hopefully ready to start using this afternoon! The builder has started to prepare the site for the gas tank; he will fetch stones today so that he can then cover with concrete. Should be dry by the 25th March and the gas installation should then be in the last week of March.

Many thanks to you all. It is wonderful to have reached 96%. Only 3 days remaining so for those of you who have not yet contributed; please help us to reach the 100%! We have James ready to put the solar panels in place, Job ready to put the concrete slab down for the 2 ton gas tank, and Nick and Fred's team ready to install the gas system! Hopefully we will have all the funding in place to do the job completely; we would love to have it all up and running within this month of March. Tree planting will start as soon as the logs are cleared!

Many thanks to all you generous donors - amazing to have reached 79% of the total! We know there are some of you who would still like to help - ONLY A WEEK LEFT, so please help us to get to 100%. Plans firming up for first stage of implementation. And if the funding goes above 100% we shall just plant more trees!

Dear friends, Many thanks to all the very generous donors who have got us half way to reaching our target! I’m told by locals that in the 90’s the road from Dodoma to Mvumi was heavily wooded and people were afraid of wild animal attack at night. It is sparsely wooded now, and during hill walks we see lots of evidence of tree cutting and charcoal making. Each time the lorry goes out to search for firewood it has to go further. The project will provide a sustainable cooking solution for 500 students in Mvumi. Thanks in advance for your support.