African adventure earns reward

CARING pupils who swapped western luxuries to help a school in impoverished rural Ghana have earned a Pride in Oldham nomination.

A total of 20 students and three teachers from Oldham Hulme Grammar School spent 19 days working at the Seventh Day Adventist Junior High School in the small town Kwahu-Tafo.

They carried out much-needed repairs to the school which teaches 65 children aged from 14 to 17 in three classrooms — raising £1,500 for the work from a variety of charity events.

Hulme is twinned with the African school and the pupils were nominated by development director Diane Blundell.

She said: “Collectively, they worked incredibly hard to raise money prior to the trip, in their own free time, to fund this charitable project.

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“They have demonstrated teamwork, empathy for those less fortunate than themselves, the need to give back when others are less privileged.

“They worked incredibly hard while there to help improve schooling for the children of Tafo, building solid relationships and the desire to continue supporting the children and the village.”