Amy raises funds to help disadvantaged learner
15-year-old Amy Macaskill, a Grade 9 pupil at The Wykeham Collegiate in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal trekked 90km through the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve to raise funds for a girl to join the Eco Children Bursary Programme.
“Last year I read the incredible life story of Malala Yousafzai and was immediately inspired to want to make a difference in the lives of young girls in Africa. As a result, I have teamed up with the Eco Children Bursary Programme and the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve to send one previously disadvantaged young girl to the Southern Cross Private School in Hoedspruit.
In order to raise funds required annually, I have committed to walking 90km along the Klaserie River over four days in the ‘Big 5 country’. “I humbly ask you to consider a donation towards this life-changing initiative as I would like to make a difference in the lives of girls, and their mothers, who are not as privileged as I am,” she said. Corné Havenga of Eco Children Bursary Programme said they are proud of the initiative Amy has taken.
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“Amy showed incredible willpower to make this happen and we are proud to have been able to play a small part in her journey. We cannot do what we do without each and every sponsor, donor, volunteer, friend, and family member. You are the wind beneath our wings and we thank you for that,” she said. Amy said that her goal is to raise R 175 000 per year and so far she has raised R68 748.33.
“Learners have benefitted from our bursaries to date, with several now in, or have completed, tertiary education,” Havenga concluded. Visit www.ecochildren.co.za, www.malala.org, and www.klaseriereserve.co.za for more information.
