Sedulo provides ‘back to school bags’ for young people in poverty

Sedulo has announced that it will be providing over 750 “back to school bags” for young people in poverty across the UK.

The back to school bags include stationery, PE kit and other essential items, as well as Nando’s vouchers.

The giveaway is part of the company’s Back to School campaign delivered by its charity arm The Sedulo Foundation.

The campaign complements previous education-centred initiatives, such as providing laptops and tablets to secondary school students facing digital poverty.

In total, the foundation has provided over 11,500 individual items to 27 local primary schools, partner charities and youth groups across the country.

The Sedulo Foundation marked its official launch in June with a fundraising event in Manchester, raising a net profit of £125,000.

Cathryn Wright, Sedulo foundation chair, said: “Starting secondary school is daunting enough without the financial pressures that come with it and so we wanted to do something practical to help young people living in households affected by poverty.

“The Back to School bags will go some way to help young people during the transition from primary to secondary schools and it builds on the work we have already done through the Sedulo Foundation to tackle digital poverty affecting school children across the country.”