Children at St Cecilia’s Catholic Primary School in North Cheam have donated over 1000 books to set up a school library in Ghana, Africa.
The library, to be used by 14 villages surrounding the Hia Primary School in Obuasi in the Ashanti region is a much needed development for the area.
Rita De Graft, from the Hia Community Library Project expressed her gratitude upon receiving the books.
She said: “Thank you so much. The response has been fantastic.”
St Cecilia’s headteacher Mrs Mayhew said: “There has been a wonderful response from the children and they are very proud to be part of such a worthwhile project.”
Caroline Warr, librarian at the school, who helped organise the project said: “The children are very excited to be part of this project and we are looking forward to seeing the photographs of the children in their new library as it develops.
“It’s wonderful that the children at St Cecilia’s are able to give something to the children in Ghana at Christmas, a time when we all have so much to be thankful for.”
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