High school in Backpack Project for Mary’s Meals

Students at Reepham High School & College (RHSC) have been involved in the Backpack Project for the Mary’s Meals charity.
 

 
They managed to pack 56 backpacks to send out to students in countries such as Malawi and Liberia. One tutor group managed to fill an amazing seven backpacks for the project.
 
Mary’s Meals works with children in areas around the world who are living in extreme poverty. These students are given a meal if they attend school (the charity’s namesake) and recently the charity has been promoting the Backpack Project, which asks for donations of backpacks filled with essential school items. For many children, a Mary’s Meals backpack will be the only gift they will have ever had.
 
Students at RHSC worked in tutor groups to bring in the listed items and choose the age and gender of the backpacks, which were then filled with clothes, shoes, toiletries, notebooks and stationery.
 
“The charity struck a chord with me as a teacher because it relates so personally to the pupils that I teach,” said RHSC teacher of textiles Rachel Whitaker.
 
“Every day our pupils pack their school bags and make their way to school with the correct equipment and books for their lessons. Very often they start the school year with a smart new backpack to pack their things into.
 
“As a nation, we take this standard of living for granted and I wanted the pupils to become aware of this and to reach out to make a difference to pupils in poorer countries. Everyone worked really hard and it was such a lovely charity to be involved with.”
 

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