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<p>“But Mum, I don't want to go to school today!” these are the words often uttered by young children throughout their school days. You may have even said them yourself…. However, there are many children in Africa, desperate for the opportunity to go to school to learn and have the chance to improve their future. Something that we may all have taken for granted.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We (A team of sixteen, working at Richmond Group) are proud to be working alongside Build Africa. By climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, our team’s aim is to raise enough money<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to make this dream a reality for some of the children living there.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The money raised will be used in the following ways:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To construct:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Symbol; color: #525252; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">·<span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> </span></span></span><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 9.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #525252; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Four toilets.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To Provide:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Symbol; color: #525252; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">·<span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> </span></span></span><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 9.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #525252; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Learning equipment such as desks, chairs, textbooks, a science kit and sports equipment.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Symbol; color: #525252; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">·<span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> </span></span></span><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 9.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #525252; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Five teachers to be given refresher training and ten children to become HIV peer educators.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Symbol; color: #525252; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">·<span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> </span></span></span><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 9.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #525252; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Develop a health club and provide HIV source materials.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Symbol; color: #525252; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">·<span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> </span></span></span><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 9.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #525252; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Train and mentor the thirteen members of the school management committee.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This will take place at the Kombe Primary School, Mwala District in Kenya and will have a dramatic impact on the children’s lives and that of the local community.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please donate anything you can spare, no matter how small. We will be most appreciative for every penny that is given and I think I can speak on behalf of the children to say they will be even more grateful for your generosity.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Climbing Kilimanjaro is going to be so very tough, but with determination and benevolence every single person reading this can - make a difference.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance for your kind support.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jen x</p>