Please join us on September 12th in Oxford for our annual Thames Walk. Friends of Windle International are invited to participate in our 26 mile walk along the Thames Path in support of refugee and conflict-affected populations. The day features many stops along the way for food and refreshment, and walkers are invited to participate in any way they wish.

Participants and supporters are invited to join us for any portion of the day. Meals will occur at Balliol College (Oxford), The Nags Head (Abingdon), and the waterfront at Benson.

We will use the funds raised to support refugee secondary schools with whom we have worked for many years to employ competent teachers, to provide a safe and supportive environment for all their pupils especially girls. Funds will be used for the following causes:

• To support one teacher and one teaching assistant at Rhino Camp High School, Uganda for one year – 2027  

• To support the children and staff of RCHS to continue to produce menstrual pads by funding the materials needed in 2027   

• To contribute to the provision of safe lavatories both in RCHS and in Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya   

• To support the expanding programme of bursaries for refugee girls and boys in Rwanda secondary education

• Management and engagement with community and potential partners

• A nursing training scholarship for a former RCHS student

The severe aid funding cuts by governments in the US, the UK and Europe continues to have a very negative impact on the access of refugees and conflict-affected youth in Eastern Africa to education. Working with the communities and other partners, Windle International is trying to fill these gaps and expand opportunities for children at all levels of education. Please register interest below.