HYT AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL ASHDEN AWARD
The Ashden Awards were established in 2001 and are globally recognised as a mark of excellence in the field of green energy. HYT was awarded a prestigious international Ashden Award in 2017. The Ashden Award will give HYT an international platform for extending its work throughout Uganda and possibly beyond.
The Ashden judging panel remarked that "the benefits of this scheme [HYT] go way beyond the environmental impact - reducing deforestation and curbing CO2 emissions through a low carbon building technique - and encompass health, training and employment opportunities, even access to education. HYT's model is a simple one but is scalable and robust".
HYT’s Director Russell Matcham said, "I am delighted that the hard work and dedication of so many in the Haileybury community has been recognised with this prestigious international award. It was an honour to join other winners from all over the world at the award ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society in June and to meet former US Vice President Al Gore who congratulated HYT on its work and achievement. HYT has grown and flourished in the last decade, with 140 buildings completed, 100 young Ugandans given skills and employment opportunities and 11 communities transformed by the Trust’s integrated approach to sustainable development., while the beautiful Ugandan environment has been preserved. While 40,000 Ugandans are currently benefiting from HYT’s work, none of HYT’s achievement would have been possible without the wonderful support from pupils, staff and many OHs. Young OHs continue to volunteer in Uganda, and the Trust’s assistant country manager is graduate Charlie Tebbutt who is on the Trust’s permanent staff."
HYT receiving the Ashden Award. L to R: Jane Sandars (Grosvenor Estates, the award sponsor), Mauricia Nambatya (HYT Country Manager), Charlie Tebbutt (K 08, Assistant Country Manager), Russell Matcham (Staff 2000-, former HM Kipling, Director HYT)