A group of Perthshire schoolgirls are to travel more than 4000 miles to help people devastated by a natural disaster.
The Kilgraston pupils will help rebuild homes and schools in Nepal, which were destroyed by an earthquake in April 2015.
The group will travel to the country for three weeks this summer. In the meantime the girls have dedicated themselves to raising money for the trip.
A spokesman for the school said: “The girls have hosted a number of fundraising events, concerts and bake sales to raise the much needed funds.
“It has been very much a group effort to make this possible and each girl has devoted a huge amount of time and effort to ensure they are able to give the people of Nepal the support they need.”
One of the more daring activities undertaken by the group was a 150ft abseil from the Titan Crane in Clydebank.
One of those who took part, and who will also be travelling to Nepal was 18-year-old pupil Sophie Jacobs.
She said: “Our mission is to help rebuild communities after the devastating Nepal earthquake. The earthquake caused over £3 billion worth of damage with many schools, hospitals and historical landmarks destroyed.
“Our aim is to raise £3650 each to allow us to go out to Nepal and make a real difference.
“Our volunteer work will be focused on supporting the construction of schools that have been damaged, in order to provide a safe learning environment and give parents and children the hands-on support they require.
“This is a life changing opportunity for us girls, and we hope to make a real difference in improving the lives of thousands of adults and children, and with your support we can make this happen.”
Sophie intends to extend her stay in Nepal to work with the charity, Tewa, an organisation founded by women for the benefit of women and girls throughout Nepal.
She said “Education should be a fundamental right for all children, not only girls, but more and more it is girls who seem to be discriminated against and that to us is both unjust and unacceptable, this is the main reason I have decided to offer my support to Tewa.”
