Mvumi School Trust

We are sorry to tell you that Peter has very reluctantly decided that he cannot continue with his duties as the UK sponsorship co-ordinator due to very pressing family reasons. Peter has also decided to resign as a trustee of Mvumi School Trust. He has been a trustee of the charity since its inception (12 years ago) He and his wife, Anne, were very much involved in getting the sponsorship scheme off on the right footing. We would like to thank Peter for his years of work for the Trust and we hope that he will continue to maintain a keen interest on our affairs.

Note from Roderick Watson, Hon. Treasurer and Trustee Mvumi School Trust, to all sponsors of students:

Until you hear further from us, please send all correspondence for your sponsored student to me. My preferred method is for you to send letters to your student as an attachment to an email addressed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please include the word Mvumi and the name of the student in the Subject Matter heading. I appreciate that there will be occasions when you prefer to send a letter my mail. In such circumstances address the envelope to me Roderick Watson, Hon. Treasurer , Mvumi School Trust c/o Eton College, Windsor Berks SL4 6DW. Thank you.

Roderick Watson, our Treasurer and a Trustee, visits Mvumi each year. Both he and Ned Kemp, the school bursar, make sure that Mvumi School Trust’s money is spent wisely and well.

This June, Roderick  stopped off to tackle Mount Kilimanjaro at his own expense before going on to Mvumi.

Mvumi School Trust needs regular donations to meet its programme. This year is no exception so Roderick is asking you to sponsor him on behalf of Mvumi School Trust. So far he has raised £4,000. The first tranche of this money has been spent on providing books for "O" Level students. It is also hoped to provide "talking books" for Mvumi's visually impaired students.

For more information please visit www.justgiving.com/RoderickclimbKili

Cecily Henderson (pictured) is to spend her summer at DCT Mvumi Secondary School, but before she does she will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the school.

Now studying Geography at Newcastle University, Cecily has wide interests in global issues, from the problems surrounding poverty to the issue of climate change. She was recently accepted to work with the British Schools Exploring Society to research the effects of climate change on the Arctic glaciers in Svalbard (Norway). She also plays tennis, ultimate frisbee and water polo.

Sponsor Cecily and donate to Mvumi Secondary School »

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.