Nun’s Cross we delighted to take part in the Lego to Laois drive this Christmas. Lego-to-Laois is an initiative with the aim of collecting Lego and Duplo for Ulemu, a charitable mission based in Malawi. Siblings Evin and Ailbhe Joyce hail from the Slieve Blooms in Co. Laois and both are working with Ulemu, a small-scale educational and health project charity in Malawi set up by Evin.
Ulemu aims to help small communities develop and implement strategies that address health needs and improve the literacy and numeracy of children in the poorest communities in rural Malawi.
This Christmas Evin and Ailbhe are aiming to fill a shipping container with Lego and Duplo (and other school supplies) to support schools back in Malawi, and are appealing for donations to achieve this huge target. So the children of Nun’s Cross set to work! The children not only raided their own lego collections and shared very generous amounts, but they rallied their friends, families and neighbours too! The lego poured into school over two weeks and we were blown away by the response!
We collected a massive 63.3kg of Lego!
Huge thank you to everyone who helped with this collection! You have all helped to bring some Lego joy to the lives of lots of children!
For more information check out their website www.ulemu.com
