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A group of volunteers from the UAE are celebrating the success of their Eid volunteer mission in Zanzibar.
The Fathers And Kids Camping group normally spends weekends exploring the UAE s deserts, but over the Eid break they travelled to the small fishing village of Kizimkazi to expand the Seeds of Light school.
More than 70 adults and children teamed up with 50 people in Zanzibar to build five classrooms, bathrooms and a playground, and install a rooftop solar power system.
Our kids get to switch off from technology, enjoy some good exercise, all while having a positive impact on the communities they re visiting
The Greek Philanthropist Who Started a School in Zanzibar
Renos Fountoulakis with students in Zanzibar. Photo courtesy of Renos Foudoulakis.
Renos Fountoulakis is an inspiring Greek philanthropist who, when confronted with poverty on Zanzibar, decided to use education to change people’s lives.
In an interview with Greek Reporter
, Fountoulakis gives an insight on the school he helped found in 2020 and the amazing story of how it all began.
“Ripple effect” of kindness
” width=”1080″>Currently, the CR Hope Foundation, which Fountoulakis co-founded, is educating 53 children in Kizimkazi, Zanzibar. However, the way in which his amazing humanitarian work came to about is just as incredible.