Friends of Network 4 Africa

Hornsey School

Girls from the Hornsey School have put together 150 pencil case study kits for the genocide orphans in Rwanda.

N4A would like to thank Hornsey School for Girls yet again for their enthusiasm and dedication to Network for Africa's projects in Rwanda, by continuing to make pencil cases for Rwandan students and for their substantial money raising efforts this academic year. Thank you!

The Sixth Form of Wycombe Abbey School

The Sixth Form of Wycombe Abbey School were inspired by Rebecca Tinsley’s on Africa, in particular the lives of girls and women in Rwanda. After being told how girls’ lives in Rwanda could be improved if they were given the opportunity to be educated and make choices for their own lives, Wycombe Abbey students decided to raise money to support projects in Rwanda.

Students, with the help of school staff and other volunteers, worked hard to organise a special fundraiser. The subsequent ‘Blacks and Blues’ evening was a first for the school. Senior girls, their parents and staff were thoroughly entertained by a rich variety of jazz from the Jazz Band, exceptional soloists, music teachers and even the Staff Choir.

They enjoyed an excellent dinner with a theme of Chicago culinary tastes and then danced the night away whilst the Jazz Band played their hearts out. In the words of one Wycombe Abbey teacher, the participants were “glad to be raising funds for something extraordinarily worthwhile” – and had a great deal of fun doing so.

Saint Martin's School

Girls at Saint Martin's School in Solihull, England are hoping to help orphans in Rwanda through fundraising and by promoting fairtrade products. Network for Africa's Rebecca Tinsley, a Saint Martin's old girl, told students and parents about N4A's work in Rwanda at the school's annual prize-giving in November 2007. Headmistress Jane Carwithen is sponsoring a Rwandan orphan through her university studies and is looking forward to meeting her student on a visit to Rwanda with N4A during 2008.

Stuart and Pauline Hemington

Stuart and Pauline Hemington of Lincolnshire in the UK are kindly supporting the school with an annual pledge in the name of their new granddaughter, Nia.

"Our granddaughter's name is Nia which is Welsh and meaning 'radiance and brightness'! I believe it is also an African name meaning 'purpose'."

Patricia Charbonnet

An excellent example has been set by Patricia Charbonnet of Santa Barbara, California. At her birthday her friends made contributions to the school.

Betsy and David Kain

At Christmas, Betsy and David Kain turned down the offer of presents and instead asked for a donation to the school to commemmorate their eighteen month old granddaughter, Amelia. If you wish to dedicate a classroom, a chair, a blackboard etc to someone special, please let us know.

Cards From Africa

Shop online for over 200 different cards & other products made in Rwanda by orphaned youth using hand-made paper.

CardsFromAfrica.com

INSPIRE!africa

A Canadian foundation dedicated to inspiring Africans and Canadians to make a difference in their lives. www.inspireafrica.org