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From SY to Lesotho
Pupils from two South Yorkshire schools visited Malealea - a village in one of the poorest areas of Lesotho, Southern Africa. Read the students' diaries as they helped villagers bring sustainable energy to the area using ecological technology.

South African children run towards the cameraSee the short film a group of South Yorkshire schoolchildren made when they visited Southern Africa.

Woman in Malealea, LesothoThe SY school party returns from Malealea. We find out what the trip achieved in the Lesotho village

Child in MalealeaThe SY pupils say goodbye to their friends in Malealea, but first there's music to be made.

Besotho boy shows his happinessThe students rise to the challenge of climbing Mount Fuku Fuku and get perspective on their work.

Young people from South Yorkshire and MalealeaThe South Yorkshire pupils and Besotho children set about painting the local primary school together

Meeting people in Tsinyane, LesothoPassing through "The Gates of Paradise", the group enter the Malealea valley and meet the villagers

Plettenberg Bay mansionPlettenberg Bay: Millionaires's row meets the township and the travellers see the effects of AIDS.

Nelson MandelaThe pupils stop off for a harrowing visit to the infamous South African prison en route to Lesotho.

Truck passes through the 'Gates of Paradise'See pictures from Lesotho and the journey through South Africa as the development project unfolds.

A boy from MalealeaStudents from two of SY's schools are embarking on an exciting project in Southern Africa.
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