St. Mary School students are supporting children in the African nation of Malawi.
Brittany Fedler, a teacher at St. Mary School, attended a conference where Hope For Malawi founders, Peter and Elaine Zakreski of Saskatoon, were presenting. Hope For Malawi is a non-profit charity whose hope is to make a difference in the lives of those who live in the challenging lands and times that is today's Africa.
Moved by the information, Fedler invited them to St. Mary School to share their information with her students. St. Mary students were inspired by the Zakreskis project, and they decided to make Hope For Malawi their We Day global project.
Students raised money by making lip gloss and bracelets and through bake sales. Fedler's class is also making books for the Zakreskis to take with them on their next trip to Malawi.
"I am very impressed with how excited my class was to help and learn more and also how concerned they were for the children in Malawi," said Fedler.
She said she was also impressed with how her students understood the differences between their own and the Malawi children's environments.
"We made prayers of things we are thankful for. One of the students said thank you God for floors, as the students in Malawi sit on dirt. It was very nice to see them being thankful for all that we have. They realized that there are people in our world who have way less than us, but are much happier."
