Monthly Archives: August 2017

Isabelle’s Story

Isabelle’s Story
This summer I was due to climb Kilimanjaro with Durham Universities Charities Committee as deputy leader of the expedition. It was a wonderful prospect to have the opportunity to travel to Tanzania and raise funding for COCO who promote education for all in East Africa. I was also looking forward to the challenge as somebody…
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My visit to the UK – Oswin Mahundi

My visit to the UK – Oswin Mahundi
Visiting the UK is always very educational for me, and has huge benefits for the communities that I work with and visit in East Africa when I return home. One of the things I learnt on this trip is the importance of good communication and positive interactions between students and teachers in quality of learning. …
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Perse and Sarah’s Internship Blog

Perse and Sarah’s Internship Blog
We are currently students at the University of Sunderland; studying a Social Science and Sociology degree, and were given the opportunity to join COCO on a 4 week placement. We both wanted practical experience in the fields we were studying and COCO seemed like the perfect opportunity! We have been working on an impact report…
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