Retired headteacher Di Cosgrove is one of the three founders of the Redearth Education charity, based in Masindi, Uganda. There, the Redearth Model Nursery caters for 75 three- to six-year-olds, having opened in February 2015.
Q. Can you tell me a bit about your background?
A. I worked in Birmingham as a primary teacher, then headteacher, for 36 years before retiring in 2007 to run a B&B for five years. When I first became headteacher at Rednal Hill Infant School in 1993, I set up a nursery unit there.
Q. How did you get involved with schools in Uganda?
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