School aids charity push

A CHARITY which supports some of the world’s poorest children reached a milestone this weekend, when its first consignment of backpacks was sent to Malawi.

Nearly 4,000 bags full of educational materials have been donated and filled by groups across Wales, as part of Mary’s Meals’ Backpack Project. Volunteers had aimed to collect enough backpacks to fill an empty container in Newport, and when pupils from the Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School in Cardiff added their contributions, they celebrated reaching their target.

“The response from the people of Wales has been amazing with so many getting involved and donating their time and surplus items to this project,” said Geoff Edge, volunteer organiser for Mary’s Meals Wales.