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Harrogate youngsters launch 'toilet twinning' initiative with Africa

Ashville Prep pupils have raised hundreds of pounds for basic sanitation in Africa.

Generous pupils in Harrogate have raised hundreds of pounds for basic sanitation in Africa by spending a penny.

The youngsters at Ashville College Prep School lavishly decorated a loo to raise the money as part of a toilet twinning campaign.

The children have already raised money to provide a primary school in Tanzania with a toilet and now want to help provide basic facilities in another developing world country.

The initiative, led by Year 6 teacher Andy Hart, brought to life some of the challenges facing children in parts of the world.

He said:

“It’s very easy to forget the challenges facing others and the pupils embraced the project with their usual enthusiasm and creativity and decked the loo with lights, sounds, decorations and took it in turns to man the loo and raise the money.

“They will decide where the money is spent and it’s part of a wider understanding of the world around them and the changes we can make together.”

The pupils have so far £350 on the day which will pay for six toilets, with more to come from a sponsored litter pick and a jewellery sale and it is part of a long tradition of charity work across the Ashville College site.

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