An Ealing charity has been able to support over 2,300 children with supplementary education to counter the negative impact of school closures as a result of the coronavirus.

The Znaniye Foundation, a charity that was originally set up in Ealing, but now covers all of London's boroughs was set up in 2003.

Serena Butler, Logistics Co-Ordinator for the Znaniye Foundation spoke to Nub News and described their work as: "We work to support young people to reach their potential, to encourage their self-expression, and to build social interaction and community integration in safe, friendly and stimulating environments."

Over a period of six weeks during the summer holidays, the charity was able to carry out a total of 166 classes via Zoom on a variety of lessons, life skills and creative masterclasses, as part of its online summer school, with the vast majority of teachers also being from Ealing.

Following on from its tremendous success and overwhelming response, the Foundation has also launched the 'Community Catch Up Scheme' that runs until December, which supports students learning in their first term back at school following the outbreak of the pandemic.

Open to children from as young as three, all the way up to 18, the Znaniye Foundation focuses primarily on families from low-income backgrounds.

"We describe our work as 'For the Community, By the Community' with our volunteers being from the local area, with experience of the issues we are trying to tackle," added Butler.