News
Stories and updates from Hazel's Footprints Trust, our Partner Schools, Educational Projects and Footprinters (volunteers).
Report from Open Way Pre-Schools in Ethiopia
Mon, 1st May 2023In 2022, the Trustees of Hazel’s Footprints extended our support to 9 pre-school classes in Ethiopia by funding teachers’ salaries for a further 2 years. We have been supporting this…
3 years of support at Pamoja Leo
Tue, 21st Mar 2023Three years ago, just before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, we offered grant funding to a fantastic charity called Pamoja Leo. The charity operates from its Early Childhood & Development Centre…
Brightlingsea Classrooms shine in Ghana
Wed, 21st Dec 2022We are really pleased to hear from Jemma Williams, Founder of Porridge & Pens Ghana, on her return from Brightlingsea school. Regular readers of our news will know that we…
Finishing touches on classroom renovations at Chanzige A school
Fri, 21st Oct 2022We’ve just had a lovely update from Champion Chanzige on further progress with a classroom which was renovated over the summer. In May of this year, Hazel’s Footprints Trust provided…
Porridge & Pens – new classrooms on track at Brightlingsea
Thu, 29th Sep 2022In recent years, we’ve built a strong relationship with Porridge & Pens, operating in Ghana. We’ve funded two years of the headteacher’s salary at Brightlingsea Academy and, prior to that,…
Team Kenya: libraries and teacher training supported with £5k grant
Thu, 11th Aug 2022Early in 2022, Hazel’s Footprints Trust awarded an educational project grant of £5,000 to Team Kenya, a UK charity working in Ndhiwa, rural Kenya. Team Kenya supports girls in accessing…
Kianh Foundation: day centre reopens after Vietnam lockdown
Sun, 13th Mar 2022The Kianh Foundation in Vietnam benefitted from grant funding for the salary of the Lead Teacher of the Big Bears class at Dien Ban Day Centre. The centre provides education…
Kibasila Primary School classroom renovations
Wed, 1st Dec 2021In June 2021, Hazel’s Footprints Trust provided a grant of £6,500 to Champion Chanzige for the renovation of two classrooms at a primary school in Tanzania. The school is Kibasila…
Kianh Foundation: update after 12 months of grant funding
Mon, 13th Sep 2021A year ago, the Kianh Foundation in Vietnam benefitted from grant funding for the salary of the Lead Teacher of the Big Bears class at Dien Ban Day Centre. The…
Ngambenyi School all set for 2021 with COVID-safety
Thu, 25th Feb 2021As schools start to return in Scotland this week from another COVID-lockdown, we are thinking about all of the schools around the world which are less fortunate. For most of…
Otjikondo in the time of Coronavirus
Mon, 22nd Feb 2021Hazel’s Footprints sends £10,000 to Otjikondo School in Namibia every March, to mark Hazel’s birthday. Otjikondo is very close to our hearts so it’s always so rewarding to hear how…
Pamoja Leo helping children to stay in education through COVID
Wed, 3rd Feb 2021Hazel’s Footprints has been supporting Pamoja Leo, an amazing charity operating in Tanga, Tanzania. Pamojoa Leo works to support orphaned and vulnerable children who struggle to access education. Hazel’s Footprints initially…
Porridge & Pens: A letter from the pandemic
Sun, 24th Jan 2021Last month, we received a letter from Jemma Williams, Founder of Porridge & Pens, to update on school life in Ghana amid the global pandemic. In 2020, we agreed to fund…
Open Way education continues through the pandemic
Tue, 1st Dec 2020Hazel’s Footprints Trust has been supporting an incredible organisation, Open Way, which operates in rural Ethiopia, since 2017. We provide funding for the salaries of 9 pre-school teachers. Overall, Open Way has…
EdUKaid: Completed school renovation at Mkwajuni Primary, Tanzania
Sun, 20th Sep 2020Last year, Hazel’s Footprints Trust provided an Educational Project Grant to EdUKaid to support renovations at Mkwajuni Primary in Tanzania. The grant of £9714 paid for the renovation of seven…
Katie Hughes – a year cut short by the pandemic
Fri, 24th Jul 2020Katie Hughes had a Footprinter Grant for her primary school teaching placement in Chile. Here is her final update – in her words “Unfortunately my time in Chile came to…
The end to an incredible journey! Rachel Azzopardi, Otjikondo
Thu, 2nd Jul 2020Rachel Azzopardi travelled to Otjikondo School, Namibia, supported by a Footprinter Grant. The pandemic brought her experience to an abrupt end, sadly. Here she tells how it felt to be…
Katy Watters reporting on a year at Otjikondo cut short
Wed, 24th Jun 2020Katy Watters went to Otjikondo, Namibia expecting a full on year. It was cut short by the pandemic, but it’s pretty clear she got what she came for! Well done.…
Ellen Whitehouse reports on her teaching project in Zambia
Fri, 1st May 2020As for so many of our “Footprinter” volunteers, Ellen Whitehouse had her gap year cut short by the Coronavirus pandemic. Here she writes about her experience. Introduction If you had…
Richeldis Brosnan returns from volunteering in China
Thu, 2nd Apr 2020Richeldis Brosnan was awarded of our Footprinter Grants to travel to Jiayuguan, China as a volunteer in a school. Here she reflects on here time there – she certainly kept…
Nik Janus reports from China – an epidemic is surging!
Sun, 2nd Feb 2020Nik Janus is currently in China working as a volunteer teacher. He has sent us a report on how he’s getting on as a new coronavirus spreads across the country…
