Lintha's new school building

The new school building has been completed in Lintha Village, and the latest newsletter from Andrew Clark Trust emphasises just how much of a difference it has made. The two storey building was very much in demand as numbers attending the school have increased dramatically. As a result of employing two permanent teachers, they now have 48 classes a week, 9 extra lessons daily during summer school, making a total of 17 lessons a day. This is an enormous increase since I taught there in my gap year, when there were just 3 or 4 lessons a day!

So thank you so much to everyone who sponsored me to shave my head, you can now see that the £3050 raised has gone to very worthwhile cause.

On an entirely different subject, it is that time of year again- summer! and this year it is taking me to West Africa. I will be travelling with Karin- housemate, medic, and generally known as my joined-at-the-hip second-half! Karin has been to Ghana before, so we may have the opportunity to visit the hospital where she volunteered. Other plans include popping over into Benin and Togo and visiting Mole NP in the North of Ghana, but we will see how things unfold.

So check this site over the 6 weeks to keep up-to-date with how we are getting on...