Africa ‘reliant’ on young volunteers

YOUNG volunteers are the future of Ireland’sefforts in tackling the poverty faced by children in the developing world.

Africa ‘reliant’ on young volunteers

Minister for Overseas Development Peter Power said organisations depend on the next generation to take the lead in supporting the disadvantaged across Africa.

During a four-day trip to Tanzania, he told volunteers from University College Dublin to bring their message of goodwill back home. The 10 students and two leaders are installing computers and giving teachers IT training to pass on to more than 2,500 schoolchildren in three rural schools.

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