The other side of the Mud Run

Congratulations to Andrew Hindle's group of Mud Runners in Derbyshire.  They all survived the course - and Andrew managed to keep his bow tie on to the end!  They also raised well over £500 towards their target of £20,000 - and they seem determined to smile all the...

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Clean drinking water for schools in the Far North

The Far North region in Cameroon is exceptionally dry, except during the very short rainy season when flash floods have been known to wash children away whilst they were on their way to school.  Getting clean drinking water is very difficult for many school children....

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Fantastic fundraising at Chichester High School for Girls

The pupils of Ennis House at Chichester High School for Girls, really pulled out all the stops during their recent Charity Week.  With fantastic support from the Head of Year, Kate Whitmill, just 200 girls from 8 form groups raised an amazing £500 for us.    How did...

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A new bridge for Roh Kimbo

At last the children from all parts of Kumbo Central can travel safely to school.  This new permanent river bridge was opened at the end of March 2015.  It replaces a dilapidated wood and bamboo structure that was collapsing under the strain of weighty lorries,...

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Insane Fundraising!

All the trustees of Building Schools for Africa are immensely grateful to the students from Royal Holloway College who were involved in the Insanity Radio broadcast over the Easter holidays. Katherine, Matthew and Harley undertook a mammoth 24-hour charity broadcast...

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An unexpected boost

We have had an unexpected and generous donation which will really give a boost to the students with disabilities at the SHUMAS Rehabilitation Centre. For some years now SHUMAS has been training young adult students with various physical and/or mental difficulties, in...

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Mud Run

Good luck and best wishes to Andrew Hindle and his team of fellow mad-caps who are undertaking a sponsored Mud Run for us today (18th April). This is one of several fundraising events which Andrew is organizing to raise money for classrooms and a latrine at this...

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More fundraising by our supporters

The staff at Market Makers and Lead Forensics in Portsmouth are really going the extra mile to raise funds to build  schools in Cameroon.  This year they have a Mission to get to London by various means.  Some people are going to cycle to the capital from Portsmouth,...

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