Over the next couple of months, the student journalism group aims to raise awareness of all the work that the school charities do. Here is a bit of an introduction into a couple of charities the school houses help.

Berega Hospital – Tanzania

At Nottingham High School Maples House has been donating money to Berega for many years. Based in Tanzania, the Morogoro Region, Berega Hospital is a very small hospital. The hospital is relied upon charitable donations and volunteers just like Dr Curnock. It serves an estimated 217,000 people who are extremely poor. These people will often live in poverty and very harsh conditions. It has a high amount of critically ill patients mainly children. The hospital has 4 wards : Male, Female, Maternity and Paediatric with a new Neonatal unit recently opened in 2016. We are not the only people who know about Berega in fact it has international fame. Even featuring in the New York Times.

Operation Orphan 

Cahul, Moldova… 

Winter temperatures can easily hit –30 Celsius, and many families must choose between heating the home and eating adequately. Now, however, a project sponsored by Operation Orphan, a Nottingham based charity, has alleviated this Hobson’s choice from the villagers by giving free winter clothing to every child. There are scores just like Cahul where Operation Orphan gives vital clothing to all. 

The charity aims also to solve many apparent LIC issues such as free education for both sexes, free or heavily subsidised healthcare, poverty relief and many more. Moreover, Operation Orphan provides emergency relief for those hit worst by natural disasters such as the occasional earthquake. Though they certainly try to help orphans worldwide, this charity is not limited in their charity by their name. Operation Orphan says that its integrity is at the centre of its overall actions, and its humanity helps it interact more with those who need it. 

Showing its humanity, Operation Orphan donates advent calendars to children in the care system to show that the vulnerable children have not been forgotten by society. Recently, the organisation held an exuberant charity ball to celebrate its tenth anniversary, with the proceeds going entirely to charity. 

Here at the High School, Mellers House has been donating to this Nottingham-based charity for many years to help all of the vulnerable people in the UK and worldwide gain a better quality of life.