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The story of Christopher's new classroom


Treating people fairly is at the very heart of what we do at Waitrose. This philosophy extends to our customers, employees, suppliers and the communities that surround our stores. Here's how we’re finding ways to give something back to those who support us.

Christopher's new classroom

The Waitrose Foundation aims to build better lives for its farm workers through building new facilities such as primary school buildings, libraries, conference centres, lavatory blocks and sports pitches. Christopher is a 15-year-old pupil at Fotobi Junior High School in eastern Ghana and in 2011 the Foundation funded the building of a new classroom block. Christopher, who wants to be a doctor, said it transformed the school. Thanks to the new classroom, enrolment has also increased because parents want their children to be there.

Money is allocated to the projects from a trust into which Waitrose and participating suppliers, importers and exporters, pay a percentage of their profits. So far it’s raised over £6 million and funded almost 350 projects in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.

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"It has increased enrolment because most of the parents want their children to be here thanks to the type of building we have". Michael Okrah, English teacher at Fotobi Junior High School in eastern Ghana.


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