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Wednesday, 16 October 2019 at 15:13

The project is part of the Mary's meals backpack scheme.

An initiative by an Offaly school will see children in Uganda wearing their old uniforms.

St.Patricks Boys NS in Portarlington made the chagne to a new uniform last month but didn't want the old clothes to go in the bin.

The project is part of the Mary's meals backpack scheme - which sends schoolbags of stationary to Africa throughout the year.

Assistant Principal of the school Mary Davis says the both the pupils and parents were part of the idea:

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