John Marlowe and friends in Kouya SidiaThe Madison Library will welcome Tamworth teacher John Marlowe on Thursday, April 10 at 7 pm. Marlowe recently visited Kouya Sidia, a remote village in one of the poorest countries in the world, Guinea West Africa, where he delivered essential school supplies to over 140 students–the first time in village history that an outsider brought gifts to this degree. The school supplies were purchased with funds raised by local children from lemonade stand sales, through an initiative called Stands for School.

Marlowe will share his experiences in Kouya Sidia, which were full of song, dance, laughter and joy. He will describe the direct impact that “Stands for School” fundraising made on the lives of children half a world away.

Life in an African Village