You may be aware that Calderhead High School has been looking to develop a partnership with a secondary school in Malawi.\u00a0 In 2015 Malawi was ranked the 3rd poorest country in the world with the average income of only \u00a3520 per year. \u00a0In recent months, Councillor Robertson, has identified and visited a school in Malawi that we have been asked to partner with. The school is Thuchila Secondary and is situated in a rural area of Malawi.<\/p>\n
In order to begin developing this partnership we have been asked to collect items for first aid kits to be sent out to the school. We have been given a backpack to fill with items. The next North Lanarkshire visit to this area is the beginning of June 2016 so we would need to fill the backpack by 31 May at the latest. Mr Leitch has delivered assemblies to all year groups on this to seek their support.\u00a0 We are looking for basic first aid items such as plasters, bandages, antiseptic wipes and sprays, anti-bacterial hand gel etc.<\/p>\n
We have also signed an agreement to fund raise \u00a3500 per year to sponsor a home school partnership worker in Thuchila. This home school worker will deliver a \u201cGirls go for health\u201d program in the area. The basic items that we provide in the rucksack will enable her to help pupils, especially girls, to continue with their education.<\/p>\n
We also plan to identify 2 students, who along with other students from North Lanarkshire schools, would visit Thuchila and other schools in the area for two weeks in June 2017.\u00a0 They would deliver workshops such First Aid, Dance, Heart Start, Self Defence as well as visiting projects supported by ourselves and other schools.<\/p>\n
If you can donate any of the basic first aid items mentioned above then please bring forward them to Mr Leitch and he will put it in the rucksack. If you have any questions or would like any other info about this please get in touch.<\/p>\n
Update<\/strong>: on 1 June we\u00a0dropped 4 bags full of first aid supplies off with the team visiting Malawi . This was more than enough to overfill the rucksack we were provided with and was comparable with the amount donated by schools much larger than ourselves. There was a\u00a0\u00a0very positive response about the appeal from staff and students alike, so \u00a0thank you all for your support with this. We plan\u00a0to hold assemblies for all year groups in the coming weeks to provide more information about the partnership, explain how students can get involved and explore what we hope to achieve as a community with Thuchila Secondary School.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You may be aware that Calderhead High School has been looking to develop a partnership with a secondary school in Malawi.\u00a0 In 2015 Malawi was ranked the 3rd poorest country in the world with the average income of only \u00a3520 per year. \u00a0In recent months, Councillor Robertson, has identified and visited a school in Malawi … Continue reading Aid for Malawi<\/span> ![\"Malawi](\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/calderhead\/files\/2016\/05\/Malawi-Graphic.gif\")
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