ALL Stonyhurst College pupils have taken part in a ‘Run for Refugees’ and raised more than £2,000 for charity.
Their sponsored relay race, on Stonyhurst’s avenue, raised money for the Xavier Project, an education charity in Kampala and Nairobi.
It was founded and run by a former Stonyhurst pupil, Edmund Page.
Xavier Project helps to provide refugees with an education, and has been praised for ensuring that education later translates into secure livelihoods.
Mr Page said: “We believe that everyone has the right to equal opportunities and protection wherever they live and whatever their background.
“Globally this right is denied to refugees and we use education to change this. In Eastern Africa there is an increasing number of urban refugees who predominantly originate from the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Somalia.
“The cities where they arrive are not adequately equipped to provide a respectable standard of living to their expanding populations.”
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