Uniforms donated to pupils in Romania and Tanzania

La Mare de Carteret High School and grammar school uniforms will be donated

Pre-owned uniforms from schools in Guernsey are set to be donated to charities to help students in other countries.

La Mare de Carteret High School and grammar school uniforms will be donated to the Tumaini Fund, which helps orphans with Aids in Tanzania.

They will also be donated to the Friends of Romania, a Guernsey charity which helps children in the European country.

Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen, president of the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture, said she was pleased to support "this important overseas work".

'Essential for the future'

The uniforms have been collected over the summer, as the new Les Varendes High School uniform has been rolled out.

PE Kits, blazers, trousers, jumpers and other garments have been brought together to be donated to school children in Tanzania.

Friends of Romania work with a sister charity in-country called Tabita 96 which will allocate the uniforms to students who need them, and also help them attend school.

Dr Susan Wilson, chair of the Tumaini Fund said education was "essential for the future of children living in poverty".

Patricia Holland from Friends of Romania said the uniforms had been sorted and packed and will now make their journey.

The uniform donation scheme was led by a team of students from Les Varendes High and from La Mare de Carteret High.