Huge thanks are due to Felicity Dorey who, with her dad, took part in a Triathlon last September and raised the fantastic sum of £470 for us. What a brilliant effort. Felicity says that she had been really inspired by the projects that we have managed to fund and that... read more →
Jan
17
Jan
16
For the first time in our ten years of working in partnership with SHUMAS, we have had to postpone a planned trip to open school buildings in Cameroon. We are disappointed but not downhearted - and we hope to be re-scheduling the trip for later in the Spring. There has... read more →
Jan
06
These two sets of brand new football kit are the latest items destined to be squeezed into our luggage for our trip to SHUMAS next week. BSFA's new supporter, Sunesis, has been receiving lots of offers of support from its suppliers and it's going to make the handing over of the first... read more →
Dec
27
We hope you have all enjoyed a happy and peaceful Christmas. We hope you enjoy reading our latest newsletter, which is accessible if you click on the link below christmas_newsletter_2016_december All the trustees of Building Schools for Africa would like to wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Dec
27
Imagine our delight recently when we were totting up our total funds raised to date , ready for our 10th anniversary review of Building Schools for Africa, and realised that we had just tipped over the £2 million mark!!! It is absolutely AMAZING and it's all thanks to our wonderful supporters... read more →
Dec
27
Following our really mild autumn, the weather turned REALLY cold in mid-November just in time for our visit from Stephen Ndzerem and Billian Nyuykighan from SHUMAS. Fortunately, it didn't deter them and they spent three weeks travelling around the country, meeting with many of our supporters and giving them all the... read more →
Dec
27
We are going to have heavy bags when we travel out to Cameroon in January for the opening of GS Nketisoh! The new school building at this impoverished primary school has been funded by Sunesis and, in order to really give the children a head start, some of their suppliers... read more →
Dec
27
Sometimes it takes a long time for our school building projects to reach completion and be ready to hand over to the village communities ... but we get there in the end, thanks to the determination of the SHUMAS expert workers! Three more schools in the villages of Dama,... read more →
Oct
19
Amelie Hindle is obviously a fan of the Great British Bake Off .... she must have spent most of September baking in readiness for her Grand Afternoon Charity Tea Party which raised a staggering £1000!! The whole family pitched in to help, with Amelie's grandma making and selling lots of... read more →
Sep
21
The Lycée de Mogon has finally opened its two new classrooms - thanks to our wonderful supporters, the Gompels family. This is one of four schools in the Extreme North region that are currently having new classrooms constructed. The school has also benefitted from a new solid fence around its... read more →