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| Children from the Light in Africa orphanage |
During July, seven Canford pupils and seven youngsters from Northam, Southampton, travelled to Tanzania to take part in some volunteer work at the Light in Africa Orphanage and get the opportunity to trek around the incredible Tanzania landscape.
Light in Africa Orphanage is a Tanzania registered not-for-profit organization (NGO) which cares for sick, abandoned and handicapped children and other unsupported people in Africa. Their work is made possible thanks to unsolicited gifts and many of their programmes and actions depend on volunteers. There are an estimated 19,000 orphans in the region. Established by Lynn Elliott in 2000, the orphanages meet the basic fundamental needs for each and every child in its care and much more, giving the children many opportunities of a quality education or vocational training.
More details from the trip will follow soon, but for now an extensive photo gallery of their expedition is available to view (and buy prints from) by following this link:
View Tanzania photo album here (link to Photobox.com shared album)
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