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Money raised to help developing countries

CHILDREN throughout Herefordshire have raised more than £2,000 to help people in developing countries access clean water.

Omar Njie, a Gambian development worker with Hereford-based charity Concern Universal, visited schools and colleges to raise awareness of the water problems facing people in sub-Saharan Africa.

Pupils at Hampton Dene Primary School raised almost £700 by collecting pennies in water bottles.

Mordiford Primary School held a water bucket relay, raising enough funds to buy a treadle pump.

Bridstow Primary School students learnt an African song, complete with percussion from a giant wooden pestle and mortar, used in Gambia for pounding maize.

Elsewhere, secondary schools including Aylestone, St Mary's and Hereford Cathedral, took part in geography lessons on sustainable development.

7:00pm Tuesday 8th April 2008

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