Hundreds of schoolbags will be on their way to impoverish children in Malawi thanks to the kindness of pupils at Kingussie High School.
The effort run by Argyll charity Mary’s Meals and the school saw a total of 800 unwanted bags collected.
They were then filled with essential educational items such as pencils and notebooks and sometimes even clothes.
Kingussie High is a long-term supporter of Mary’s Meals having been involved with its Backpack Project since 2008.
Iain MacKintosh, Head of English at the school, said: “We were delighted to get involved in The Backpack Project.
“It brings out a really nice side to the pupils’ personalities when they see that they are helping children who have less than them.
He added: “You see the sheer joy of a kid being given a bag with some basic stuff in it. It’s probably a level of appreciation that we will never know.”
In February, Mary’s Meals announced that it had reached a siginificant milestone when it handed out its 500,000th bag.
The charity provides a daily meal to 1.2 million children every school day in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Through UK schools the project is well supported by encouraging to “recycle” their old bag at the end of term by donating it the charity.
Max Graham, Education Officer at Mary’s Meals, said: “We are really grateful to the pupils at Kingussie High School for their continued support and for gifting an incredible number of filled school bags to The Backpack Project.”
The Project aims to help children who receive Mary’s Meals make the most of school.
It is been successful in reducing child hunger levels at school while boosting enrolment and attendance rates, as well as participation and well-being.
