From Paul Temple,
16 Ellenborough Crescent,
Weston-super-Mare,
BS23 1XL. Tel:01934 620485 Mob: 07765566454

The two Josephs spent two weeks in the UK following a very full programme of activities. They had the opportunity to meet sponsors and donors and to address several organisations that have supported the project. Also they visited a variety of farms including dairy, poultry and beef. A very beneficial afternoon was spent at Cannington Agricultural College and they had the opportunity to visit a number of schools.

Their visit, without doubt, has done much to strengthen the ties between our communities and to secure the future of the Luhimba Project. Everywhere they endeared themselves to their audiences and were welcomed with warmth and friendship. They were excellent ambassadors for their country and for the project. A good example of this was when they were asked to be interviewed by the BBC World Service following their address to the AGM of the Britain-Tanzania Society. Hopefully this will be one of many such visits. It has certainly been a two-way learning process and we have gained much from each other .

Following are details of their programme during their stay:

Thurs 2 Oct: Arrival at Gatwick Airport

Fri 3: Joseph S was guest speaker at Weston-s-Mare Rotary Club
        Evening meeting with sponsors and friends at Corpus Christi Church hall

Sat 4: Meeting with Michael Carey at Wrington, followed by visit to Bristol and Clifton Suspension Bridge
          Visit to the Waverly to meet donors of heifer

Sun 5: Cheddar Gorge and Caves; visit to Wells Cathedral

Mon 6: Visit to dairy farm with Simon Phillips

Tues 7: Tour of Hutton Moor Leisure Centre:
            Addressed Homemakers Club pm

Wed 8: Visit to Wyvern School; visit to dairy farm at Bleadon with Mr House;
             Meeting with Helen Sweet (charity trustee)

Thurs 9: Addressed Clarence Park Bowling Club to accept donation; visit to Cribbs Causeway shopping mall to meet Rowena Speirs (journalist); tour of Weston-s-Mare town with Mercury reporter Wenna Coombs; reception at Wrington with Michael Carey and sponsors

Fri 10 : Visit to Grand Pier and internet cafe with Jayne Williams; visit to POQ farm, then beef and turkey farm with Ian and Martin Ford

Sat 11 : Attend AGM of Britain Tanzania Society in London. Josepl1 S Rrlrlrp~:;;.;; the meeting

Sun 12: Wales to see Paul Temple's home village and small farms

Mon 13: Visit to veterinary surgeon in WsM then afternoon at Cannington Agricultural College, Bridgwater

Tues l4: Spoke at Portishead Primary School assembly; visited Michael Carey: tour of Backwell Junior School; took assembly at Walliscote Primarv School; visited project supporter Mrs Peters; meeting with Homemakers Club

Wed 15: Interview on BBC World Service in London with Tido Mhando; tour of London; return to Dar es Salaam from Heathrow

Paul Temple 15.10.03

Mr President and members of the Rotary Club of Weston-super-Mare, first of all I thank you for inviting us to your meeting and for giving me the opportunity to tell you something about my village.

Luhimba is a very poor village in Southern Tanzania. About 3,000 people live in the village. Our first language is Swahili. We also speak tribal languages and now English is taught in schools.

There is no electricity in the village and no running water. Our water comes from wells. We build our own houses from mud or burnt bricks, which we make ourselves.

We are very poor but we feel happy with the support that we receive from you. Most of the people are farmers with just small plots of land.

My job in the village is Agricultural Extension Officer. I went to the Government college to train and I have been in Luhimba since 1989. My job is to advise villagers growing crops and looking after the livestock. Two years ago I wen t back to college to improve my qualifications and received a Diploma in General Agriculture.

I feel I am fortunate to have the support of the Luhimba Project to help me in my work. Officers in other villages do not have that support. Because of the project I was able to start the heifer project about six years ago, to help many of the families in the village to have cows, giving them the benefit of milk for their children. The project is now looking at ways to help small farming businesses to improve themselves.

Up to now working on the farms is all done by hand. We have no machines to help us. Perhaps one day we will be able to have a tractor, but this is a hope for the future.

Our village is very lucky to get so much support from the Luhimba Project. Since 1984 the project has given us wells, and we have worked together to improve the primary school, a dispensary, sunflower oil plant and women's farming groups. We are now proud of our new secondary school. Nearly 400 children in our ward now receive secondary education for the first time because of the kindness of sponsors in Weston-super-Mare. The school gets no money from the govemment. I know that you hope to raise money to give the school a well with storage tanks and we appreciate this very much. In Swahili we say ASANTE SANA.

We welcome our visitors who come every year. The project is very successful and special because it is based on friendship and trust. It is a wonderful partnership. As a result of the project the villagers have more confidence and better hopes for the future. Our health has improved, also our education. We have clean water and improved ways of farming. The project has always helped us to achieve our targets and has never told us what to do.

We are proud that Mr Paul has a house in the village and has become one of the villagers. We enjoy sharing the co-ordination of our project. We also understand that project leaders have to work hard to raise money to help us and that is not an easy job. The villagers appreciate this very much.

It is very wonderful to be in your country to meet the kind people who are helping us and we hope our visit will bring our communities closer together. We would like to welcome you to Luhimba and I guarantee you a warm welcome.

Thank you.