Carry a load for Kiyindi – Sponsored Event – 2024

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.