Busega Scotland brings many things to its ​work in Tanzania. But we can do nothing without the help and support of our Tanzanian colleagues and friends.

We have written before about Sebahane, our education adviser and now Mayega Saturday teacher. He was appointed in April and has a remit to improve the standard of English at the children’s centre. For the youngest new arrivals this extends to reading and writing in Kiswahili. This is no easy task but as Seba said, ‘he is willing to help the children learn’.

One of our successful initiatives at Mayega has been the Hen Project.

It has recently been evaluate ​d​and the review ​has been ​completed by a discussion with our ‘hen consultant’.

Mr Alan gave us advice at the outset of the project and it is timely that we call on his knowledge again.

Our second year mechanics students are  on three month field placements, to learn practical skills of a real working environment. This is an essential part of there technical education and ​Mr ​James  kindly offered two places in his repair business for diesel hydraulic pumps. Invaluable experience for our young mechanics.

One key focus of the Family Support Project is the health of families we support. Volunteers Robin and Debbie Hill have sourced health education DVDs from a UK charity called Thare Machi, that are translated into Swahili.

The programme will be delivered later in the year with the he help of Bugando University Hospital medical student, Kevin.

So these are a few examples of Busega Scotland’s unsung heroes. Without their willingness to help our projects would be seriously disadvantaged.