FROM THE FIELD
On Friday 23 November representatives from Save the Children visited the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) offices in Melbourne to provide a progress report on the staff-funded Naherengue school project in Mozambique. Pleasingly, now that the first instalment of funding has reached Mozambique, the project is making excellent progress. Thus far, the plans have been drawn up, key personnel appointed to manage the project, local tradesmen engaged, and initial building materials sourced and supplied. Importantly, the local community has been consulted throughout the process and received training on what they will need to do to ensure the school is a long term success.
The next steps in the future of the project will be to conclude the training of local participants, procure remaining construction materials, lay the foundations, construct the well and obtain classroom supplies. Save the Children looks forward to bringing further updates about the project as they come to hand.
As an added extra to the Naherengue project update, a case study was presented highlighting Save the Children’s work in child rights, child protection, health and education in Bangladesh. The reason for shining the spotlight on Bangladesh in particular was made obvious by the presence of ten boys and girls who attended the presentation; each a beneficiary of Save the Children’s project work in Bangladesh and providing an eloquent embodiment of the importance of helping children such as themselves, wherever in the world they may live – including Mozambique. The children presented PwC with a special gift and gave a musical performance in their native tongue before practicing their English by engaging in conversation with the staff about cricket!
Save the Children would like to thank PricewaterhouseCoopers staff for their contribution to our important project work and encourage other PwC staff to get involved. Remember, all pledges are matched dollar-for-dollar by the PwC Foundation.
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