Aldenham volunteers travel to Ripple Africa

August 16, 2016

For the past eight years a group of Aldenham staff and Year 12 students have helped with aid work at Ripple Africa in Malawi, a project set up by Old Aldenhamian Geoff Furber and his wife Liz. This summer 19 volunteers were able to experience a completely different lifestyle in this exceptional trip that gives all participants a greater understanding of the needs of others in a global society.

Check out this video which shows some of the activities that they got up to: –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRq1U5Hphrs

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