TWO local tachers will this summer head to Africa, all in the name of charity, to help improve the quality of life for people in one of the world's poorest areas.

English teacher Bronagh McSorley and Science teacher Cathy McNamee, both members of staff at the Sacred Heart College in Omagh, will head off to Moshi in Tanzania, Africa, from July 4 to 15, in conjunction with the Children in Crossfire charity, which aims to create sustainable communities and development initiatives in conjunction with local people to help tackle poverty and ease hardship.

A large fundraising drive is already well underway for the trip, where the itinery will include assisting in the building of a secondary school, teaching in the local kindergarden, primary and technical schools, as well as visits to the local orphanage, clinic and dispensary.

The fundraising is in conjunction with a group of Year 13 students from the Sacred Heart, who are taking part in the "Pope John Paul Award", one requirement of which is to raise money for charity, with the schools designated charity being Children in Crossfire.

Tickets are already on sale for a prize draw to take place in June, while the Omagh Fun Run has already been completed. Tonight (Thursday April 19) a Table Quiz will take place in McGinns, Killyclogher commencing at 9pm.

Other planned events include a fashion show in Sally O'Brien's nightclub on Thursday May 10 (8pm) and a series of school-based events including a non-uniform day and a wide range of competitions. The final piece of the fundraising jigsaw will see Cathy extend her trip in order to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free standing mountain in the world.