Helena Bonham Carter was amongst the guests at a special event held by The Urswick School this month. The actress has been the patron of the charity since 2018. The event was a chance for the Urswick students to feedback on their experiences and the impact it has had on them, as well as looking…
The exchange continues!
Here they are! After receiving over 180 applications from Ntafufu Senior Secondary School students, 12 have been selected to come to London next year on the return leg of the exchange! They will be joined by two members of Ntafufu S.S.S staff. We are all so excited to share London with them and continue to…
South Africa 2023
We are back and have so much news to share with you. But for now, click the link below for a snap shot of what we got up on our recent trip to South Africa! SA 2023
One week to go !
We are heading into the final week before departure! The students continued their incredible fundraising efforts for the return trip, with an amazing £ 500 raised through challenging the Urswick School staff with a quiz! Check out the amazing cupcakes, yum!
Sponsor us to walk 160km for BOTH!
The next opportunity to help us is by sponsoring Martha and I to complete the Camino Portugués. Yes, we are really going to try to walk 160km in 8 days – small fry for some we know! We know will be inundated with applications from Ntafufu students during our amazing time in South Africa and are…
Two weeks to go !
The countdown continues…. ! We’ve all been chatting about what we are most looking forward to and how we are feeling about the trip. All are very excited! The students are proud of their fundraising efforts so far, most are looking forward to having a go at teaching and making new friends.
We are now on Just Giving !
https://justgiving.com/b-o-t-h Find us now on Just Giving! There’s an easy to create fundraising page or a one off donation. Every penny helps towards the return trip for Ntafufu students next year!
We are BACK!
We are so excited to announce that after a quiet few Covid years, we are BACK for 2023! With thanks to funding from the Turing Scheme, a new fabulous group of students from The Urswick School in London will be jetting off to South Africa this July. This will be the 5th exchange project for…
Feb 2020: Urswick returns to Ntafufu!
The new Urswick team flew to South Africa in February 2020 for the first leg of BOTH’s 4th exchange project. We were extremely fortunate to be able to complete this visit before the impact of the Covid pandemic affected either country. The Urswick students were amazing – stepping up to teach their peers at Ntafufu…
New Urswick South Africa team!
These are the students who will be going to South Africa with The Urswick School and BOTH in February 2020. They are busy planning and fundraising for this new exchange project. The outward leg of this project is being funded through our successful bid for British Council International Exchanges funding. We are very pleased to…