Goodbye from Lesley

I have now come to the end of my contract with STT and arrived back in UK just before Christmas. The UK has felt particularly cold, especially as our heating broke over Christmas! Overall my time with Sunseed was an enjoyable and rewarding experience. It has been a privilege to work with such an excellent team. Over my last month, village visits showed an increase in both stove numbers, which has been encouraging and is a sign some of our hard efforts are starting to pay off. Stove performance and rates of use are also improving. I have particularly liked the way STT works very closely with the rural communities and is thus able to respond to the challenges faced in order to make the projects more relevant and acceptable. Momentum is in place for STT’s work to continue in 2009 with new villages welcoming us to start the projects there. STT will also continue to support existing villages where knowledge of our work is spreading. The many challenges have helped me gain excellent experience that I take with me into future roles. I have just been offered a Project Officer role with i-HUG (Help Uganda Grow), which works to provide education opportunities for children in a slum area of Kampala. The project management skills and experience gained with STT will be applicable to this new role and will help me to meet the new challenges. Asanteni sana na kwa heri (Many thanks and goodbye). Lesley