Mvumi School Trust

DCT Mvumi Secondary School operates under the auspices of the Bishop Mdimi Mhogolo of the Diocese of Central Tanganyika.

We are delighted that the Bishop found time to meet friends of Mvumi during his recent visit to the United Kingdom. He was received by Tony Little, Chairman of the Trustees of Mvumi School Trust and Head Master of Eton College. The Bishop attended a reception for friends of Mvumi in the Charteris Room at Eton College and addressed the assembled teaching staff.

Sir Stuart Rose, Executive Chairman of Marks & Spencer and a Mvumi Trustee, invited Bishop Mdimi to lunch at Marks & Spencer headquarters in London. The Bishop presented Sir Stuart with a clock bearing a map of Tanzania as an expression of gratitude for Sir Stuart's generosity to DCT Mvumi Secondary School.

Read the latest news from this spring's Mvumi gap year students in the School Blog. The school always welcomes gap year students who want to get involved with the daily life of the school. The ideal period is three months as the school year is divided into two terms of around ten weeks each, and visas are granted for three months. Longer and shorter stays can also be considered.

Find out more about coming to Mvumi in your gap year on our volunteering page. If you'd like to register for more details, simply complete the volunteering form.

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.