Here are some excerpts from the wonderful thank you letters written by the 10 students who went on this first trip. We think they demonstrate better than anything else could exactly what we are hoping to achieve with our charity: “I feel as if you have taught me more than anyone can ever taught me…
The EGA group of 10 students and 4 teachers at Heathrow this evening – the 21st July, just before boarding their 12 hour flight to Johannesburg – the first leg of their journey to Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape and to their 10 day stay working in partnership with Magoba Junior Secondary School.
On Tuesday 15th July, the EGA group of 10 students going to South Africa were lucky enough to meet the patron of BOTH, Helena Bonham Carter. She visited EGA School to meet them, hear their plans and wish them luck with their exciting journey. Helena was very impressed with their dedication and enthusiasm and said…
EGA Students and BOTH supporters have been busy fundraising for the return visit of the Magoba students to the UK. EGA Students raised over £1,300 during their South Africa Week. Charity Trustees and friends raised over £2,000 in a sponsored 10k on the 11th May.
10 EGA School students have been selected to go on our first exchange visit in July 2014. The girls were put through a rigorous application process and had to demonstrate their skills, confidence and resilience in explaining what they would contribute to the group, to Magoba JSS and in the longer term to the partnership…