Two plus two equals four.
The English alphabet starts “a-b-c” and has twenty six letters.
The very fact that you’re reading this right now.
These are luxuries that we take for granted but thousands of African children cannot. In the Malawian village of Mamine, on the edge of the Majete game reserve, over 500 children attend a school staffed by only one Headmaster and one teacher. That’s a ratio of 250 : 1… KC is taking part in the Times Leadership Challenge, a leadership learning programme in support of Accounting for Africa, running aid projects designed to improve living standards of developing African communities through a variety of projects from building schools, roads, play areas, to working with teachers & children in education.
Four teams will make it to the finals of this year’s Times Leadership Challenge where they will spend five days building new classrooms and accommodation to attract new teachers to the school. It’s easy to see the impact every extra teacher can make and education is a truly lasting gift that empowers the next generation.
This is where you come in: Every little bit helps, whatever size your donation it will pay for materials to build a sustainable legacy. A legacy that will attract the teachers that they so desperately need. Every penny donated will improve the quality of life and opportunities available to hundreds of African children.
In support of this challenge and to represent the journey and our destination, the KC team (see below) will be attempting to walk from Reigate to the Malawi embassy, Central London in early September!
Please help us support this project in Africa by giving as generously as you can. Even if we don’t make it to the Africa, your donation will and all the monies here will go directly to the African community in Malawi.
A very big heartfelt thank you from us all for whatever you can spare.
An example of what your money can buy:
Approx 7000 bricks at approximately £1 a brick will build a school classroom
£70 will pay for a year’s secondary education for one South African orphan
£200 will pay for one local child’s full secondary education
The KC Team
Chris Carter, Nic Mortley, James Lambert, Andrew Jones, Emma Johnsen, Gareth Ritchie
Some links
http://www.challengeafrica.co.uk/tlc09.html
http://www.accounting4africa.org.uk/
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So please dig deep and donate now.
