Year 9 sponsored cycling challenge
As part of our continuing work in Geography on the ‘Developing World’, pupils in year 9 took part in a special charity project. Over the last four years £8,000 has been raised to support work carried out by national charities such as WaterAid, CAMFED, Recycle East and Pump Aid, all of whom are concerned with improving the quality of life of adults and children living in less economically developed countries in Africa.On the 10th of November this term, students in Year 9 took part in a sponsored cycling challenge in the school gym, to help raise money for a leading UK charity called ‘Sightsavers International’, which is an organisation that helps to tackle health problems and poverty in different parts of the world and particularly in Africa.
For over 50 years Sightsavers have been working to prevent, cure and support people with blindness, and have helped to restore sight to over 5 million people and also treated over 100 million for potentially blinding conditions. The money raised by year 9 pupils will be spent on projects to treat and prevent river blindness and trachoma in young children living in Ghana.
A representative from the charity visited the school to talk about the important work that Sightsavers provides in parts of Africa and the hopes and aspirations of the young adults and children that the charity supports.
A cheque for money raised will be presented to Sightsavers at the end of this term. A BIG thank you to all those who participated and for helping to make Christmas a happy time for others less fortunate than ourselves this year.
Visit the Sightsavers website here: http://www.sightsavers.org/