A Manx flag was raised at a victory parade after a student at a Ugandan school, supported by an island charity, received a gold medal.

The 12-year-old student from Broadway Primary School, named Priscilla, claimed top spot in an 800m race at the Ugandan National Primary School Athletic Championships 2018 held in Lira.

Pupils from the school paraded the Manx flag in appreciation of Developing Orphans (DO!), an island charity, which supports schoolchildren who have been left destitute due to war, famine and natural disasters.

The primary school has 260 pupils.

Pat Wiles, chairman of the Manx charity, said: ’Priscilla won her gold medal as the overall winner competing in a mixed 800m race against 1,200 boys and girls! Hopefully a brilliant running career awaits her.

’Four Broadway pupils, in total, won through their District Lamwo athletics competition heats to represent the Lamwo District and the school at the 2018 championships.

’The Broadway school aims for all pupils to be their very best whether it is academically, in sports or in music and drama.’

Head teacher John Calvin said: ’As a school we always reward Broadway pupils who perform well as our aim is to encourage and develop their talents - we love to celebrate good performance.’

The pupils had trained on an agricultural field that had no specific athletics markings or equipment.

Pat said: ’In 2017 DO! was awarded one of five Isle of Man Government small grants to complete the buildings required for the Broadway Primary School to enable it to be fully registered by the Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports as a primary school with all the facilities the Ugandan government require a school to have and thus ensuring the future education of its pupils.’

The buildings include a multi-purpose examination hall and teachers accommodation.

She continued: ’The Ugandan inspector for schools was so impressed with the standard of education and the build quality of the multi-purpose hall that he recommended to the Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sport that the school was granted full registration even before the teachers accommodation, which will be built in 2018-19, had commenced.’

We previously reported on trustee of the charity Jayne Hanley and her trip to the school where she taught teenagers sex education.

The qualified nurse from Douglas was ’shocked’ to discover that many youngsters and community members had a poor understanding of conception and sexual health.

She is looking to raise money for special programme to be set up to improve this.

To make a donation you can contact Jayne on 408335 or email [email protected]. You can visit the charity’s website at: www.developingorphans.org.uk