The Edith Jackson Trust works to improve access to education in
South Sudan, which has one of the lowest rates of school attendance in the world. They build schools and train teachers to enable more children to attend  school, and empower girls and young women to remain in education for longer. In an incredibly challenging and often volatile wider environment, this organisation does crucial work to empower future generations of South Sudanese to realise their potential, and to re-build their communities and their nation from the scars of conflict and poverty.

In 2009 I spent 6 months working in one of these schools, and lived with Francis Loyo, the inspiration behind the Edith Jackson Trust, and his wonderful family with whom I remain very close. As well as raising some money for these projects, this is a small attempt to repay the love and generosity I received from the people who welcomed and looked after me so well.