A Message from our Patron

A message from our Patron
HRH The Duke of Gloucester GCVO

The problems of the Third World are expanding at an even greater rate than their populations. The Pestalozzi International Village Trust believes that education is key to a better future. Selected young people are given an opportunity to receive a British education and practical training, in the knowledge that the qualifications and experience they gain, will give them a special perspective and ability to contribute to the development of their countries when they return home.

The Trust has been undertaking this valuable work for nearly fifty years and is now launching a major Appeal to enable it to secure the future of the Village in Sussex by transforming the facilities and to expand its student programme in the developing world.

Having met many of the Pestalozzi young people, I know that they are very proud of their own cultures yet appreciate the extra opportunities that the Pestalozzi International Village gives them to contribute significantly to their own communities. I hope that you will share my enthusiasm for the contribution that is being made to the development of the Third World in this way, and give it your unreserved support.

HRH The Duke of Gloucester with the Pestalozzi scholars

“I hope that you will share my enthusiasm for the contribution that is being made to the development of the Third World in this way, and give it your unreserved support.”