Kind Jo Smith is raising funds for Child of Hope by running in the Surrey Half Marathon on March 13.
Jo came across Child of Hope after her dad visited the school in 2015 and, as a teacher, she was really interested in how the children are educated in Uganda, as well as how they overcome daily challenges.
She said: “Bex came to visit the school where I teach last year and held an assembly for all our children, telling them what Child of Hope is, and this inspired many of our girls. Since then, my Year 6 girls have written letters to some of the pupils who attend Child of Hope school and there has been a little correspondence between the two sets of pupils, which is fantastic! A little overwhelming for both parties I think! Bex and I also set up a Skype session where both classes had the opportunity to chat to one another, again, very moving.
“Rydes Hill Preparatory school has chosen to help Child of Hope school on a number of occasions and I feel every little helps – so I'm rallying all my friends and family to find a little to put a little bit more into the outstanding school in Uganda.”
If you’d like to support Jo and cheer her on, you can easily donate to her Child of Hope appeal on JustGiving… click here: www.justgiving.com/Jo-Smith32/