Thursday, February 21, 2008

Sandra on mission to help Africa orphans

Published Date: 21 February 2008
Source: Northants Evening Telegraph
Location: Kettering


By Staff Copy

A GRANDMOTHER of four is giving up her holidays to help poverty-stricken orphans in Uganda.

Sandra Murphy of Higham Ferrers, who is a police community safety manager, is giving up a year's leave to spend a month setting up a charity in Lira, Uganda.Mrs Murphy was so touched by the plight of orphans following a trip there in 2006, pledged to sponsor one boy through school and next month she will be returning to help others.

The 55-year-old, who works in Bedfordshire, sponsors an orphan called Willie Llega through school and hopes the progress he has made will inspire others to help street children.

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