Monthly Archives: January 2019

Jeff to cycle Kenya for COCO!

Jeff to cycle Kenya for COCO!
One of the faces of North East TV is helping an international children’s charity by tackling a 200-mile cycling challenge in Africa later this year.  Jeff Brown, who presents Look North on BBC1, has signed up for the Victoria Cycle Challenge, an initiative being run by North East based international children’s charity COCO (Comrades of…
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10 years of Hoja Secondary School!

10 years of Hoja Secondary School!
January 2019 marks 10 years of Hoja Secondary School, the inspiration behind our Schools for Life programme. From a disused tobacco factory to six consecutive years top performing school in the region, what a difference 10 years makes! [caption id="attachment_7845" align="alignleft" width="300"] The disused tobacco factory that became Hoja Secondary.[/caption] The founder of Hoja Project,…
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World Religion Day

World Religion Day
This Sunday the world will celebrate the “World Religion Day”. The day aims to build awareness of different cultures and religions and promote mutual understanding and tolerance between peoples from different backgrounds. This is especially important in contemporary times, as hatred, racism and intolerance are growing and causing more and more issues, such as hate…
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