A fund-raiser is making her third trip to a village in Kenya after being touched by the harsh conditions faced by its residents.
Alice Barratt, of Hinckley, first went to Mtwapa on a school trip with John Cleveland College four years ago, carrying out voluntary work for local people.
The link with Mtwapa was set up several years ago by college teacher Sara Fletcher, who helped launch a sponsorship programme with the Mtwapa Academy, which enables youngsters to get an education.
The cause inspired Alice, now 21, who has been fund-raising ever since.
This time, she took �1,400 cash for the school, which she raised through a quiz night, selling donated items on e-Bay and gaining donations from businesses and churches.
She paid all her own travel costs and plans to be in Mtwapa, helping out and living with local families, until the end of April.
"Each child has three sponsors," she said. "It costs about �50 a year to be a sponsor and that money pays for their school fees, because education isn't free in Kenya. They get a hot meal every day, books and a uniform.
"It is really important. These kids wouldn't have gone to school if it was not for that, as there is no way they would have been able to afford it."
Alice said people in Mtwapa still live in mud huts with no power or running water.
"Compared to us, they have very little, but they are such a welcoming community and I wanted to do my bit to help."
Anyone who would like to help can visit:
www.getjealous.com/ borisinkenya
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