Mr Stephen Johnston, a teacher at Ben Madigan, recently accompanied a group of 34 students from Belfast Royal Academy to Mulanje Mission Station in Malawi.
Ben Madigan pupils, parents and staff have raised over £1000 to be used at Apatsa Primary School in Mulanje. Apatsa is a Primary School for Aids Orphans which was set up by 3 retired grandmothers Stella, Ella, and Margret (pictured below).

Mr Johnston, pictured with Stella, Ella and Margret, with wooden logs purchased to build an adventure Playground at Apatsa |

Stella and Stephen discuss the construction of the adventure playground |

Material for school uniforms to be made at Apatsa – funded by Ben Madigan pupils, parents and staff and presented by Stephen Johnston |

Adventure Playground completed with a side delivered to Apatsa again funded by Ben Madigan |