The OWCC final, hosted by our sponsors AFD Software Ltd. at their impressive headquarters at the Mountain View Innovation Centre last week, was a great success. We were provided with amazing food as well as a great venue with state of the art facilities, including a huge touch screen, which all the student teams used to great effect.

The prize awards were as follows:

• Ballakermeen High School: £500 grant award to Glad’s House
• Castle Rushen High School: £500 grant award to Koru Hospital Fund
• UCM: £500 grant award to Dekamile
• King William’s College: £500 grant award plus £1,000 and AFD Award for Advocacy (AAA) to Global Action Nepal and the AAA shield
• QEII High School: £1,000 grant award to Hands of Hope
• St Ninian’s High School: £2,000 grant award plus £1,000 Audience prize to Developing Orphans
• Ramsey Grammar School: £3,500 grant award to the Pahar Trust and the Frances Davidson Cup

Many thanks to everyone who was involved to make this evening such a success and a huge well done to all the student teams who worked so hard on their presentations.

Helen, OWCC Co-ordinator