This school has more than 400 children, some of whom have to walk up to 20 km to school and 20 km home again. It has only 5 teachers, but one boy achieved A plus in his last exam and has gone to university. With the desks for Unity School (below), the €1,000 sent from Lanzarote has now been used up, but there is need for many more desks including desks and chairs for the teachers, so we sent out another €2,000.
The children long to learn. They have never had a chance, but it is hard for us to imagine the task of the teachers, who mostly have nothing more than a blackboard. Every desk we pay for helps their work and shows we care.
Jack and Layla, shown on the left with their certificates, raised a fantastic 236 euros in sponsorship by participating in this years Iron Kids competition on 21st May.
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