Students and volunteers load a few of the nearly 10,000 kits of school supplies being shipped to Afghanistan. (Photo courtesy of Barbara Tripp of M.E.R.C.I.)

Student to Student is a joint effort of the Public Schools of North Carolina, Stop Hunger Now, and Project ZOE of the United Methodist Church. Public school students can help the orphans of Zimbabwe by providing school supplies and resources for school fees and uniforms to students in that country. School fees, school supplies, and uniforms are required for children to be admitted to school. Because so many children have lost their parents and are facing severe food shortages, school is not only a place to learn, but also a place where perhaps the only meal of the day may be found.

Through Student to Student, students in North Carolina are putting together kits for students and kits for teachers in Zimbabwe. By inserting a check for $5 into each kit, participating schools and classrooms will also help to cover the expenses of shipping the supplies and will also help students in Zimbabwe with the expenses of school fees and uniforms.