PUPILS from St Helen’s Catholic Infant and Nursery School in Barry have raised more than £550 to help provide clean and safe water to some of the most remote villages in the world.

At the beginning of term, education volunteer Mike Coyle visited St Helen’s to deliver an assembly about the Year of Mercy, and CAFOD’s work overseas, helping the most disadvantaged people in the world.

Each child was given a plastic cup and a water droplet to take home. When they used any water in their home, they put some money into their cup to raise money for the CAFOD Make a Splash Appeal.

St Helen’s fundraising will go towards a project in Uganda where CAFOD are working with partners Caritas Moroto to bring clean and safe water supplies to villages in remote areas.

Mr Coyle was invited to attend the school’s assembly where the school chaplaincy team presented him with a cheque. He thanked all the pupils and staff for their efforts.

Acting head teacher, Ms Giernalczyk said: “We had a fantastic response and are so proud that our small school were able to raise so much to help others. Our chaplaincy team welcomed Mr Coyle to our school assembly and entertained him with a Rap about saving Water from the Tap.”

Pupils across the country have raised more than £3.5 million for the Catholic charity’s Lent appeal, which will be matched by the UK Government’s department for international development.

CAFOD’s representative in South Wales, Kieran O’Brien said: “We’d like to say a huge thanks to the pupils at St Helen’s for their generosity and their fundraising efforts and I know they all had fun too.”

Donate to the Lent Appeal at cafod.org.uk/lent