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• What African Village School Fund Does - AND WHY!
  Our new video gives a comprehensive overview of the work we have been doing in Swaziland for the last 10 years. We hope it gives you a feel for the importance of what we do and why. We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoy working with our orphans and vulnerable children in Ekudzeni!
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• NEW TRACTOR FUND RAISING DRIVE
  We are very excited to announce the commencement of our New Tractor fund raising appeal supported by the Hambleton family of New Hampshire, USA. The purchase of a replacement tractor will ensure efficient and cost effective maintenance of our agricultural projects, future building plans and provide a valuable rental income contributing greatly to the overall sustainability of all our projects in Swaziland.
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• SWAZILAND TRIP FEBRUARY 2012 - UPDATE!
  All the news and exciting developments from our February 2012 trip to Swaziland including Angus Lawson's Community Primary School, Mungo's Pre School, The Betty Friend Home of Hope, The Busisiwe Feeding Program, Polly the pig, Hamsey Rangers, Guildford and Carshalton Dragons FC Swaziland.
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• Mayor of Lambeth show's her support for AVSF and Hamsey Ranger's FC, Swaziland
  The Mayor of Lambeth was very interested to hear about our projects in Swaziland and posed for several photo's with us.
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• Welcome to our new partner
  Bournemouth AFC has agreed to partner AVSF in their plans to develope a community centre/changing/hosting facilities incorporating HIV awareness education plus literacy and numeracy skills.
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• MUNGO'S PRE SCHOOL'S FIRST GRADUATION CEREMONY!
  Mungo's first pupils graduate from pre school
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• GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWS FUNDING TO SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMMES
  Economic crisis in Swaziland force Government to withdraw vital food supplies from orphan's feeding programmes.
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• AVSF win second prize in Shout Communications pro bono charity competition
  Why we do what we do please watch
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The school not only required basic equipment such as chairs, desks, green board, text books, exercise books and writing materials but the walls were bare and there was nothing to do at playtime. We were able to raise enough money to not only provide the basic needs but to buy educational posters for the walls and playground equipment. Footballs, skipping ropes and marbles proved  firm favourites – despite the frequency a ball was kicked down a mountain necessitating a long complicated rescue procedure!

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• Swaziland Trip February 2012 - UPDATE!
• Mungo's Pre-School, The Betty Friend Home of Hope & The Busisiwe Vilakati Feeding Programme
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• Hamsey Rangers FC Swaziland
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• Tractor project
• Chicken/Pig Breeding Programme
• First Three Classrooms
• School Equipment
• Teachers House/Toilets/Fencing
• Feeding Program
• School Uniforms
• Agricultural Projects
• Disaster Strikes
• The School Reaches Completion
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