Nathaniel Sweeney (St Aidan’s High School, Wishaw):

Hello, everyone. I am from St Aidan’s high school in Wishaw, and I am with my friend Mia Fallon to discuss my school’s £2-a-day challenge.

To briefly summarise, the challenge, which was proposed by Mr O’Donnell, our head of social subjects, was to go through a school week with only £10 to spend on food, raising awareness of the one third of the world’s population who must live on less than $2 a day.

Each participating student was asked to find sponsors, who could donate any amount of money to charity. I asked my parents and close relatives, who then asked other family members and, through a chain reaction, I garnered more than £275.

However, other students took on more creative methods, posting on sites such as Instagram and Snapchat, to help spread the word further. In total, our school raised £1,311. That is a great amount for a challenge that, originally, was just intended to raise awareness about poverty and the frightening position that millions of families around the world are facing.