East Midlands Airport has helped a Long Eaton primary school to send donated books and laptops to a primary school in Bunkpurugu, Ghana.
In 2015, English Martyrs’ School in Long Eaton launched a ‘Building Hope’ fundraising appeal to provide the Lady of Hope school in Bunkpurugu, Ghana, with new facilities. The school’s buildings were some of the worst in the country. By 2018, £13,415.00 had been raised and construction of new buildings started that year.
The Lady of Hope school now has some of the most modern facilities in Ghana. English Martyrs’ support continues, and the school recently sent more than 200 books and eight brand new laptops to Ghana.
Getting the shipment to Ghana was proving tricky, but thanks to the school’s relationship with East Midlands Airport (English Martyrs’ is a recent recipient of eco-garden funding from the airport), contact was made with DHL Express, which came to the rescue, collecting and flying the donations to Ghana.
Jo Pettifer, assistant head at English Martyrs’, said: “We couldn’t be more grateful to the airport and DHL Express for their help with our shipment. This means so much to the children here who are passionate about supporting this cause. Our books are surplus to requirement due to changes to the curriculum and what better way to recycle them than to send them to our friends in Bunkpurugu.”
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