About 10 years ago Neville visited Ghana and whilst there, he stayed some time with a friend at Aseyoboah Kumasi. Next to his friend's house was the local school. The area is very poor. There are no made up roads, just dirt tracks with steep ruts from the heavy rains. The School is at the bottom of a steep hill with poor housing down the hillside with no or inadequate drainage and is surrounded by swampy, smelly water and thus mosquitoes abound.
The school is regularly flooded. Over the years Neville has raised money for the school and because of his efforts they renamed the school the 'Neville Preparatory School' However because the School regularly floods and has open drains across the classroom it was decided 2 years ago to relocate the School to the top of a hill which was free from flooding. Neville then decided to raise funds to build a new School.
The New School
The new School will consist of 6 primary school classrooms and 4 middle school classrooms plus a nursery. In addition there will be toilets with running water, a computer room and library, headmaster's office and reception room. The plan includes a kitchen & a common room. The current cost of the school is estimated at £60,000. The new school project is supported by the local Catholic and Presbyterian ministers, the local chief and by the retired bishop of Kumasi. The brother of the Bishop is the architect for the project.
How Marpatt are trying to help...
To help the development of the New Neville Preparatory School Marpatt have already donated stationary supplies over the past couple of years, as well some funding (we are going to try and raise more over the course of 2011). The school plays such an important role in the lives of this community and while we all have our own worries, please spare what you can to help a group of children that worry about basic things such as sanitation and clean drinking water. You really can make a difference to these young lives, because every penny donated goes directly to the school there are no administration costs at all, as all running costs are paid by the people that run the charity ie. all plane fares and travelling expenses etc.. Please help up as literally every pound can do so much.
