Link Community Development (LCD) England & Wales is part of the International LCD family working to ensure access to quality education for children in Africa. LCD England & Wales support LCD's programme work in Africa via a range of fundraising events and initiatives. Additionally, through our Link Schools Programme we work with schools and teachers to provide a greater understanding of development and of life in Africa.
Link Community Development hosts London Conference for Zimbabwean Ministry of Education
Date: Thursday 22 & Friday 23 July 2010 Location: London
Following a successful seminar in Harare, Link Community Development, working with the Commonwealth Consortium for Education and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, hosted a conference on behalf of the Zimbabwean Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture in London on 22-23 July.Hon. Senator David Coltart, Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, addressed the conference which focussed on the revitalisation of the education sector in Zimbabwe.
The conference set out to inform a UK and international audience of the realities facing Zimbabwean education, progress being made to improve the situation, the Ministry’s interim plan, current support from existing partners, and opportunities to partner going forward.
Sunday 11 July 2010 saw us hold our annual 10k Summer Run, part of the tenth-anniversary running of the Asics British 10k London Run.
This was a big success and a great day out for all our runners. A cloudy morning sheltered our runners from the summer heat, but the sun came out just in time for the post-run picnic!
Congratulations to Elaine Graham, our top fundraiser so far who has raised over £2,000 for LCD - a truly brilliant effort! If you'd like to sponsor a runner, please contact our Events Team on 0207 691 1818.
Well done to Dave Keir, who completed the race in under 42 minutes to win the award for our fastest runner of the year.
To find out more about next year's 10k Summer Run and to reserve your place, please email events@lcd.org.uk.