Mrs Birkby led us in Worship this morning, asking everyone to please support
Tarleton Holy Trinity pupils during their sponsored walk ‘Carry a load for
Kiyindi’.
This will be our International Charity fundraiser this term, and
replaces the usual collection for BBC Children in Need. In 2023, class teacher
Mrs Birkby travelled to Uganda with International Needs UK and taught in Makonge
Primary School in Kiyindi. Kiyindi is a small fishing village on the banks of
Lake Victoria, with many families living in poverty. This school serves more
than 1,000 pupils. The classrooms are dark, stifling and overcrowded. Our
friends at International Needs Uganda have started the construction of a new
classroom block and Tarleton Holy Trinity would like to support them, through a
sponsored walk to be held on Friday 4 October 2024. THT pupils will be sponsored
to walk the school grounds carrying a container of water. Water collection in
Uganda is often undertaken by children, often over long distances. By walking
and ‘Carrying a Load’ we encourage THT pupils to reflect upon their own access
to free education and running water. We would like to raise around £300, which
equates to about 2 sq m of new classroom at this school which serves a rural
area with limited access to education. You can find out more about this appeal
at Squaring up for new classrooms in Kiyindi | International Needs
(ineeds.org.uk) The children will receive a sponsorship form in the near future,
but we also have a dedicated online donation page at
https://ineeds.org.uk/events/carry-a-load/
This is the correct payment link for sponsorship for our fundraising event on
4th October. Please only use this one so that we can keep track of our total.
Thank you for your support.
