August 29, 2010 Angie made a pledge to donate all of her trial 'winnings' for one year to the Turalei School in Southern Sudan. The building of this school was initiated by basketballer Manute Bol, the 7ft 7in (2.3m) sporting legend from southern Sudan. Born into the Dinka community, Manute Bol was a cattle herder who started playing basketball in his teens. He was talented spotted, plucked out of his pastoral lifestyle in Sudan and jettisoned into the NBA league in the USA. Manute was one of the tallest players in the history of the NBA.

He died on June 19, 2010 at the age of 47.

Manute's legacy is his humanitarian efforts in the Sudan. He campaigned to bring peace to the Sudanese conflict in Darfur and, of particular interest to us, is how he used his own money to build a school in his home region and for his Dinka people. This is one of the poorest areas on the planet where the illiteracy rate is more than 75%, and over 90% of women and girls cannot read or write. Maunte's dream was to build 41 schools...one school at a time. His first school project was the Turalei School. He died before the school was finished.

You can follow Angie's fund-raising project here.

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