Cypress Hill Project, Monduli District

Thanks to the funds raised by EVPA and the Marney Timms Kilimanjaro Group we raised funds in the order of £57,000 for the start up of the Cypress Hill Project. This pioneering project is being launched to create a community to give vocational training and backup medical care to Tanzanians affected by HIV/Aids or Tanzanians, who are caring for children affected by HIV/Aids and for impoverished Tanzanians.

As at November 2008 we have achieved the following:- bought land at a special low rate for charities in the beautiful Monduli District about 40 minutes from Arusha Town. We have put in boundary fencing, the water tanks needed both by the construction workers and for the project itself. We have nearly completed the main training centre (see below) and the medical centre.

The Cypress Hill complex will also include an agricultural plot where fruit and vegetable business can be developed, and a recycling centre for waste materials.

Once Cypress Hill is complete the ACTC training centre in Arusha will be closed and the equipment and staff employed at Cypress Hill, which will aslo be our "flagship" project and visitor centre for charity supporters and tourists in the area.