Land has been donated to various organizations such as the Catholic and Anglican Churches. We have also been heavily involved in the building of St. John's Primary and Koru Girl's Secondary Schools in Koru as well as donating building materials and land to many other schools, clinics and churches in the area. In addition we have built our own primary school, Legetet Hill Primary School on the farm. The capital cost of establishing this school was born by the Company but we do charge fees to cover the day-to-day running, including the teachers’ salaries. This school is non-profit making and when it does start to show a profit this will be used to improve the facilities. Homa Lime helps farmers locally to develop their cane farms and tree plantations and to harvest and transport their crops to the mills. In addition we allow neighbours to collect water from us and we maintain many of the roads in the area, ensuring accessibility to neighbouring properties. Nyando Valley Development Trust C/o Homa Lime Co. Ltd. Private Bag, KORU   40104, Kenya Tel: 254-(0)57-51064/5. Fax:254-(0)57-51419. E-mail: info@homalime.com; homalime@africaonline.co.ke Trustees: Mr. S. Chepkwony, Chairman, Sombo Cooperative Society, Fort Ternan. Mrs. C. Ouko, Owner, Koru Farm Mr. J.P. Brooks, Managing Director, Homa Lime Co. Ltd. Mr. J.O. Odingo. Public Relations Manager, Homa Lime Co. Ltd.   Homa Lime has been instrumental in the establishment of the Nyando Valley Development Trust, a Community Based Organisation, and at present is the principal sponsor of this organization. Currently, the Company donates the services of an Extension Officer, his transport by motor cycle and all administrative duties required to run the Trust.   The Trust aims to provide extension services to any farmer within the Nyando Valley Watershed with regard to establishing tree nurseries and woodlots, and agricultural, veterinary and artificial insemination extension services for these farmers. The area covered is largely rural. Part of the area was developed for sugarcane growing in the 1960s but production of cane over the last 40 years has declined for various reasons and there is a significant proportion of land lying fallow. The rest of the area unsuitable for growing sugarcane was subject to subdivisions after independence with little development since, leaving us with many subsistence farmers who are producing little surplus and having low disposable incomes. The Trust aims to help the community to produce more from their farms and to help the community to market their produce, be it milk, maize, sugarcane, woven baskets, honey, timber or any other form of produce. This should result in wealth creation, whereby the people will be able to build their own schools and medical facilities without being dependant on outside funding. For example, out of 12 tree nurseries that the Trust has helped to establish in the last 2 years, at least 8 of them are now income generating and able to purchase their own inputs. Although in the short term the Trust is dependant on the generosity of outsiders, the aim is to help our people to become self-reliant and independent in the long term. Should you feel that you wish to donate towards this very worthwhile cause, please contact the Trustees as shown above, c/o Homa Lime Co. Ltd.