Class 7c raised 555 euros for the Rakai Initiative

Some time ago, Class 7c took over fundraising for the St. Francis Rakai Initiative in Marburg. Previously, a 10th-grade class had been in charge of this project. The St. Francis Rakai Initiative supports the renovation of a school for AIDS orphans in Africa. The goal is to raise enough donations by 2020 so that the school in Uganda will no longer be dependent on this aid.
When Class 7c heard about the project, all the students voted to get involved in supporting the initiative. As a result, many donations have already been collected in various ways, reports Nela Haeberle on behalf of the class. At the fall festival, the class seized the opportunity to bake crêpes—not only to delight the visitors, of course, but also to raise as much money as possible for the initiative. In the end, they raised 555 euros.
A few weeks later, the donation was officially presented. The two leaders of the initiative, Armin Hedwig and Thomas Komm, came to the Steinmühle to accept the donation check. They explained that the money would be used to purchase new playground equipment for the African children. According to Nela Haeberle’s report, the class would like to continue helping the orphans in Uganda in the future.