QEII students to save lives in developing countries

Saturday, 19 July 2014 08:00

Two students from Queen Elizabeth II High School are translating potentially life-saving DVDs for the world's poorest people.

In conjunction with TME and the One World Centre, the young people are giving up their lunch breaks to help promote good healthcare in isolated parts of the world.

Walid Anwar and Michael Diehl, both in year eight, are the youngest to produce a lesson - having translated 'How to take a HIV Test' into Afrikaans and Acholi.

Rosemary Clark is the director of the One World Centre, she says their actions show incredible maturity:

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