Tutu Desk Campaign Starts Today

            Over 95 million children in schools across sub-Saharan Africa have no access to a classroom desk.           

            The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta is joining the campaign to provide simple, portable lap desks for African children. The diocese has committed to sponsor three schools with a total of 1,307 desks during the first phase. All parishes in the Diocese of Atlanta have been asked to participate.

            St. Christopher’s parish goal is to provide 10 desks for the campaign. A desk for a student costs $20, but we appreciate any amount you wish to contribute. Please make your check out to St. Christopher's with “Tutu Desk” in the memo line.

            To learn more, go to www.tutudesk.org. Here’s a little information from the tutudesk website:

            “The Tutudesk provides the answer to the classroom desk shortage crisis experienced in schools in developing countries. Functional literacy – the ability to read and write – is almost impossible to achieve without a dedicated writing surface – a school desk. Over 95 million children in schools across sub-Saharan Africa have no access to a classroom desk…. Tutudesk offers children their very own workstation creating immediate, high impact and positive change in an instant, under any learning conditions. Made from a robust child-friendly blend of polymers, Tutudesk is designed to last the duration of a learner’s school career. Tutudesk is a unique and portable solution to our most disadvantaged children, offering a sense of worth, dignity and ownership over and above the literacy and academic improvements. The Tutudesk Campaign aims to deliver at least 20million Tutudesks to leaners by 2025. With over 1.5 million desks already in the hands of children and more than 3,000 school handovers conducted, Tutudesk is a proven solution to a literacy development and general infrastructure crisis.”