A SIXTH form student from Bovington is preparing to embark on an African adventure that will see her working with orphaned children.

Hannah Moore, 17, will head off to Ghana on completing her A-levels this summer after being inspired by a schoolfriend from the West African country.

Before she leaves for her travels Hannah, who attends the independent Howells School in Denbigh, North Wales, has to raise £2,000 to fund the trip with Projects Abroad.

Hannah, who will be travelling with schoolfriend Grace Wynne Williams, said: “We will spend two weeks there with Project Abroad and we’ll be working with children, mainly in orphanages.

“We’ll be helping teach them and also helping build homes and a school and we will be living with local families.

“We both wanted to visit a country that was very different and to do something to help other people and find out more about ourselves and to travel as well.”

Hannah is taking A-levels in English, photography and history and hopes to go to university before making a career in photo-journalism or arts and events management.

She has worked at the Glastonbury Festival twice and at Lulworth’s Camp Bestival.

As well as studying for her exams, Hannah and her friend Grace are busy preparing and fundraising for their trip of a lifetime.

She said: “We will soon be going off to the doctor to get various needles and we have to raise money to fund the trip so we’ve organised a disco and are hoping to do a duck race as well as looking for sponsors.”

Grace said: “We’d looked at a few options and wanted to get involved in a project that involved caring.”

• TWO brothers will take on a coastal challenge to raise awareness of skin cancer following the tragic death of their father.

Tom Best, from Melplash, and his brother Harry will be joined by their brother-in-law Simon Mitchell to run 100 miles of Dorset coastline over three days in August.

Although their father, James Best, underwent several different types of treatment, he died from skin cancer at the age of 62, a year after he was diagnosed. The challenge will highlight the importance of early diagnosis as well as raising funds for Cancer Research UK. Tom, 24, said: “When Dad first went to the doctor there was no suggestion that it might have been skin cancer and it just never crossed our minds. It was Dad’s idea to do something to raise awareness of skin cancer after his diagnosis – he even took to the skies in a glider despite being half paralysed from the illness.

“When I suggested running the coastal path he thought we would be mad taking on such a challenge.”

Dr Mike Durkin, medical director for NHS South of England, said: “It is important that everyone is aware of the signs and symptoms of skin cancer and to take precautions in the sun.”

The run will take place over the August bank holiday weekend and includes scaling Golden Cap, the highest point on the south coast.

Harry Best, 28, added: “We will run from Bournemouth to Lulworth Cove, then Lulworth Cove to Abbotsbury and finally from Abbotsbury to Lyme Regis.”

To sponsor the challenge visit justgiving.com/dorsetcoastalrun