The Matangini Project was initiated in 2005 with the intention of helping school children living in rural areas of East Africa. Dr Mark Booth, from the University of Cambridge, visits Kenya and Uganda regularly as part of his research activities into the epidemiology of parasitic infections that affect hundreds of millions of people living in the tropics and tropics. These include bilharzia (schistosomiasis), malaria, hookworms, roundworms and whipworms.

Dr Booth visited Matangini School, in Makueni District, Kenya, where children had recently been treated for schistosomiasis. He asked the headmaster what the school would accept as a thanks for their co-operation, and the headmaster said a borehole would be highly beneficial. Not only do boreholes provide a safe source of drinking water, but they can be used to irrigate the school farm to help provide fresh vegetables all year round. Thus, the Matangini Project was born. Today, we have numerous fundraising initiatives (including several gift lines), and the project is now embedded within the registered charity Stand Up For Africa . The money raised is used to provide safe sources of water in rural schools, mainly in Kenya.

Fundraising gifts:

• Calendars  - 2008 versions of these popular items are now available
• Books  - 'The Wonderful World of Joseph McCrumble' charts the mis-adventures of a celebrity scientist over an increasingly turbulent 9 month period

Special offer: buy any size calendar and get the book for only £6

• Photo-gifts  - various gifts are available, including mousemats, coasters and placemats (separate site)

Donations

We welcome donations through our justgiving.com site, which can be accessed through the link below:

Contact

If you would like more information, or would like to get involved with Stand Up for Africa, please use the lines of contact below

Email: info@standupforafrica.org.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)207 228 7733

Write: PO Box 46815, Battersea, London SW11 5SF