Most of us will be having a wee rest now … as we flip over our old-fashioned calendars and head into 2020.
This marks a chance for us to draw breath and to – collectively – say WOW. What an incredible year we’ve had here at the LYF.
Thanks to the galloping pace of our Hannah Davis and Hannah Clark, plus the back-up support of Christina and Cristina (hmmm – what IS it about duplicate names at the LYF…) and of course the hands-on dedication of our Board, we are in a great place and looking forward to an exciting and successful 2020.
We now have projects underway or in the pipeline in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Ethiopia. Our wonderful new website will be launched in the early New Year and we have forged some fantastic partnerships, from our firm support on behalf of DFID / UKAid relationship and with new partners; household names that we will soon be able to tell you about!
As always, we have some potential exciting opportunities bubbling away in the background for 2020 and we very much welcome comments, ideas and suggestions from you – our readers and supporters.
More than anything though, we need to tell people about who we are, what we do – and why. You will already know that we are a tiny charity, making a massive impact globally – but we lack slick marketing teams and budgets. So we really do need YOU to sing our praises and to donate to us – as and when you can.
Thank you to each and every one of you who has contributed to our work this year.
Keep in touch – and let’s continue to work together in order to tackle the root causes of poverty for farmers in developing countries.
Onward – and skyward – for 2020!
Ian Agnew (Chairman)
