Students from St Benedict’s School, Ealing spent an inspiring April afternoon visiting the Foundation of Goodness in Seenigama near Hikkaduwa, in Sri Lanka. The charity, which is supported by the MCC foundation: the charitable arm of Marylebone Cricket Club of London, has transformed the lives of rural communities in Sri Lanka since the Tsunami wave of 2004, through providing education and sporting opportunities.

After touring the foundation, and finding out about its work, the pupils played football and cricket with a group of young people helped by the foundation. St Benedict’s presented the charity with a cheque for £7,000, raised by pupils throughout the school. The visit took place during a tour of the St Benedict’s U14 and U15 cricket teams.