HAVING been lucky enough to have been asked to take part in an International Sporting Project along with two other colleagues from Budehaven Community School (Jackie Walter and Claire Cronin) it was with a mixture of curiosity and disbelief that I stood on the steps of an Ethiopian Aircraft bound for Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia, writes Will Howells.

Youth Sport Trust, UK Sport, Unicef and the British Council made funding available for an initiative called 'International Inspiration' to transform the lives of millions of children and young people in schools and communities in the UK and countries abroad through the power of sport — setting the foundations for a true international legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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