Visit to the University of Leeds December 2015
28 St. Mary's students visited the University of Leeds and cemented the partnership between the university and Bambisanani
Visit to the University of Leeds December 2015 gallery (24 photos)
St. Mary's are grateful to Andy Lockwood, Professional Development Manager at the university for the insight into the university and the opportunity to use their state of the art facilities.
The visit took place on Thursday 10 December 2015.
We look forward to meeting the students from the University of Leeds in South Africa in June 2016.
Menston school's partnership brings technology training to South African classrooms [WHARFEDALE OBSERVER]
The Bambisanani Partnership is a multi-award-winning UK based charity that originated as a partnership between St. Mary’s Catholic School in Menston, UK and Mnyakanya High School in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in 2006. The partnership, which is run entirely by volunteers, uses the power of sport as a catalyst to promote education, health, global citizenship and leadership has gained international acclaim for its work.
The amazing Bambisanani team has worked tirelessly, frequently in the most challenging of circumstances, to ensure that this has been our most successful year to date in terms of development, programmes, participation and impact:
It’s difficult to imagine life without a pair of shoes – sadly, that is the harsh reality for many children in remote, rural South Africa despite having to walk considerable distances to and from school each day.