The Tutudesk Campaign was started by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and has continued under the leadership of his daughter, Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe with the key mission to provide 20 million Tutudesks to African school children by 2025.
The Tutu Desk Campaign
The Tutudesk Campaign was started by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and has continued under the leadership of his daughter, Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe with the key mission to provide 20 million Tutudesks to African school children by 2025. An estimated 95+ million children in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by classroom desk shortages, which has a direct, ongoing, and extremely negative impact on the development of the child’s literacy development and academic performance. Tutudesk provides children in need with a mobile, steady and stable desk enabling an immediate, lasting and positive impact on the beneficiary child’s literacy development and overall academic performance.
Our Rotary District 7600 has pledged to support this campaign. The District Goal is to sponsor 250 desks or $5,000. Chester Rotary was proud to contribute to this goal by raising enough money to purchase 36 of the 250 goal.