2014 Award winning Welsh - Maasai school

Never before has this small rural school won the regional award for best academic results. However the headteacher attributes the dramatic increase in the exam results to The Moses Project clean energy project initiated by the Welsh education charity. Established to support and develop links between Maasai and Welsh school pupils, the children of Ysgol Iolo Morgannwg launched the solar energy project with fund raising events and a grant from the WG Gold Star Communities programme. The solar panels were erected at their partner school in the Maasai Mara region of Kenyan and now energise the learning environment of over 300 children. Evening study groups set up by the pupils has contributed to the hours they can spend studying for their grades, and the energy is also used to power donated laptops.The prize was accepted on behalf of the school, at a large gathering of celebrating pupils and parents, by the headteacher where he stated that the friendships they have with the children of Ysgol Iolo Morgannwg in Wales had changed their school culture.
Thank you to ALL those who ran the weekly 1Km and raised such a fantastic sum of money. You know who you are!