Mvumi School Trust

We are delighted to announce that Ned Kemp has been appointed as DCT Mvumi Secondary School's Bursar. He will also be Mvumi sponsorship co-coordinator and Mvumi School Trust's representative in Tanzania. Ned is a graduate of Cambridge University and was formerly a submariner Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy. More recently he has been working with Carlisle City Council. As the Carlisle Partnership Manager he has taken a leading part in developing a sustainable community strategy for Carlisle with much liaison between the government, education establishments and local businesses.

Accompanied by Roderick Watson, the Trust's Treasurer and Trustee, Ned visited Mvumi in November for purposes of orientation and orderly handover of business from Julia Bengough who has been acting bursar as well as sponsorship co-coordinator. Ned took up his two-year post as Bursar in January and was immediately engaged in the planning the Sixth Form Graduation Ceremony and implementing the plan to modernise the school accounting.

We're delighted that Alice Chitty and Georgia Stevenson recently ran a half marathon to raise funds for Mvumi School! Alice (pictured right) and Georgia (left) completed the New Forest half marathon and are donating their sponsorship money to Mvumi, ahead of their visit to the school as gap year students next year.

A new era has begun at Mvumi with the appointment of a Tanzanian head of a Tanzanian school for Tanzanian children. Former Headmaster John Clark and the Trustees of Mvumi School Trust are delighted that Francis Malugu has accepted the post. Mr Malugu was Deputy Head of Mvumi Secondary School so knows its children, staff and requirements well. He is an experienced teacher and examiner, who has spent his working life in schools in the Diocese, and is a man to be respected.

Whilst taking on the mantel of headship Mr Malugu, supported by Mrs Julia Bengough, Sponsorship Co-ordinator, is currently also overseeing the school’s finances, pending the appointment of a full-time Bursar.

Francis Malugu looks forward to building on Mvumi’s now solid reputation as an academic institution of excellence and developing further the lives of young Tanzanians.

Pelican Post is an exciting new venture, working with partners and with charity Book Aid International, providing a channel for people to send books direct to schools in Africa. The books are in English and culturally apt for African children, many of whom have never had the huge pleasure of seeing shiny, new books. A current pilot project involves 12 schools in 5 countries. Click here to buy books for Mvumi online.