Thumbs up for Heads Up (Africa)

A while ago now, nearly forty school chairs were plucked out of a skip and kept in storage, awaiting recycling to a new owner.

Out of the blue came an African doctor, originally from the Gambia, who told us that he would love to have these chairs for a new school that he was funding in his native land.

His charity is called Heads Up (Africa) and it came about as the result of the closure of Nyakoi Nursery School, as it was not deemed fit for purpose.

Its motto is 'if education is free and accessible to all, the world will be more peaceful, productive and stable'. I think that this is a motto that we can all relate and subscribe to.

In June, the charity, based in Surrey, came up to Audlem to collect the same chairs and as a result of a Facebook request for donations, we managed to fill a whole transit van!

The charity will collect any donations as it has a shop in Surrey where they can be sold to raise much needed funds for the school. Unfortunately the building of the school has been delayed due to the eBola outbreak in Western Africa. The school will be for all ages and will also house an adult library.

It will be called the Madiba Memorial School in recognition of the equality legacy left behind by the late Nelson Mandela.

The charity is coming up to Cheshire again on 2nd October so we are collecting anything and everything of value and especially books for both children and adults.

These people have very little compared to us so if you have anything that you would like to donate, please contact either Pauline Griffiths (811143) or Rodney Cottrell (811454). Rodney has very kindly agreed to store donated items at his property until the collection is made on October 2nd.

Thank you in anticipation.
Pauline Griffiths

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