Haitian-style carnival to help earthquake-hit school

More than 300 pupils, parents and staff joined forces at the Kaikorai School yesterday, raising more than $1500 for a school in Haiti which was devastated by the massive earthquake in January.

Stalls were set up selling products including a wide range of food.

Principal Nigel Wilson said the enterprise day carnival had involved "a tremendous effort" and had been very successful.

The $1561 raised will be used to provide educational materials to help the Source of Hope School, a small school near Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.

Through activities including the Haitian-style carnival, Kaikorai pupils had learned more about Haitian culture and the human impact of earthquakes, he said.

Last year, the school raised $450 to buy a cow for a Samoan family affected by a tsunami in late September.