Ms. Ndesamburo has an M.Sc. (1999) in Urban Environmental Management from Wageningen University in The Netherlands, including work in environmental regulations and pollution control standards, sewerage and wastewater treatment. She undertook a training course in 1997 with the Gigiri UN Centre in Nairobi on design, operation and maintenance of waste stabilization ponds. She has substantial experience (1993 to 1997, 1999 - 2000) with the Sustainable Dar es Salaam project, coordinating work on management of effluents and waste water. Ms. Ndesamburo currently works for an NGO called PAMOJA Trust (Pamoja means together) based in Moshi, Tanzania. This NGO deals with environmental issues, irrigation (water use mainly in the Pangani Basin, which obtains most of the water from Kilimanjaro Mountain), and the education sector with focus on environmental education and good governance.