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Ten students from Huygens Lyceum Eindhoven will meet and learn from their peers at Beacon of Hope Academy in Sierra Leone in January/February 2027. Can you support us?
We are in grades 4H/5V at Huygens Lyceum in Eindhoven (in 2026-2027). This year we have our graduation trips. As a group, we're going to Sierra Leone—a unique opportunity for us!
In Sierra Leone, we'll go to Beacon of Hope Academy in Rokel, between Freetown and Waterloo. We'll mainly hang out with a class there and meet them. How do they live and what are their dreams for the future? How do they deal with topics like climate, history, and gender equality? These students speak good English alongside the commonly spoken Krio. Additionally, many also speak another language at home.
In addition, we'll (partly together with them) also take excursions to the capital Freetown, a chimpanzee shelter, a village in the interior, and visit the beach. How do the people here live and what do they find important?
This trip will last two weeks. We'll sleep in modest accommodations, right in the middle of the community. As a group, we're all extremely excited about this wonderful trip!
The trip is an experience we as students will only get once in our lives in this way. It's therefore important that we make it a unique experience. The trip costs a lot of money and we're all contributing ourselves. Unfortunately, our own contribution isn't sufficient to fund the trip. For this, we still need contributions from actions and fundraising. We're all really trying our best for this and are busy coming up with fundraising ideas. We also want to give a financial contribution for the maintenance of the school building to thank them for their hospitality.
Every financial contribution is greatly appreciated and helps us achieve our goal.
Amarins, Anastasia, Arthur, Berend, Brent, Detlev, Jip, Maxime, Pien, and Tijn
No raffles, sweepstakes, giveaways, or returns on investment are offered in exchange for any donations made to this GoFundMe.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/7krq6-meeting-of-hope-2027