Danny Moore, 16, has worked hard to earn a four-week trip to Peru.
The Newcastle Royal Grammar School pupil, who lives in Belmont, Durham, will trek through the Andes. He is one of a team of 13 who are flying out on Friday on the Team World Challenge expedition.
They will paint an Andean village school. He raised £2,895 to go on the trip, working and getting sponsorship from Belmont Parish Council, Caf Rock and Helios.
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