Pupils’ festive gifts will help change young lives in Malawi

YOUNGSTERS in Africa will soon be sporting super new back-packs kindly bought and filled with goodies by pupils at an East Kilbride school.

They will also be enjoying a nutritious meal every day, thanks to the same pupils.

For the children at St Leonard’s Primary School organised a whole series of fund-raisers for the Scottish International Relief charity after hearing about how hard life was for children in Malawi.

They took a great interest in that country after learning lots about it from the primary 4/5 teacher, Mrs Victoria Tyler, who had spent much of her summer holidays there.

Mrs Tyler told the East Kilbride youngsters that, despite the many difficulties caused by poverty and the lack of basic resources in schools in Malawi, the boys and girls are very enthusiastic about the opportunity to gain an education.