Leicester students help raise money for typhoon victims at school event

Enthusiastic Taiwanese student volunteers from the University were involved in a heart-warming event at a local primary school last week.

The students volunteered at Linden Primary School in Evington on Wednesday 20 November and Friday 22 November 2013 to teach children aged 6-7 about Taiwanese Culture.

They helped with activities such as cooking green onion pancakes and producing traditional paper-cuttings, which enabled the children to raise £110 to go towards helping those affected by the recent devastating typhoon in the Philippines. Other activities included researching Taiwanese history, flag making and creating sculptures.

The event formed part of a week-long set of activities run by the school to coincide with the United Nations Universal Children’s Day, which aims to promote mutual awareness and understanding among children worldwide.