SO MOVED were two Tavistock Primary School pupils on hearing the plight of Ebola sufferers in West Africa that they raised £120 at the school disco.

Morgan Metters and best friend Katya Stephens, both aged seven, felt compelled to do something after hearing the story on the news and talking about it in school.

Morgan's mum Karen Birch said Morgan came out of school one day desperately wanting to help the people who had been affected by this dreadful epidemic.

'The children had been talking about it at school and Morgan was really pumped up about it,' said Karen.

'She said she did not want to be selfish and wanted to help but she could not do it on her own and wanted to start a club.

'The next day parents were coming up to us and giving us £5 notes. Everybody wanted to help so Morgan spoke to the headmistress and found her how they could raise money as a school community.

'Bearing in mind there was only a couple of weeks left of term and the school was having a disco headteacher Lynette Selby said instead of the school keeping the money, it could go to help the Ebola charity instead.

Karen said she was really proud of the girls: 'I think it is amazing what they have done.

'I also think Alan Sugar better watch out because Morgan was really clever with her ideas of making money!'

A budding charity fundraiser, Morgan gives away her old toys each year to poor children ahead of her birthday and Christmas when she receives her new presents.

Mrs Selby said 200 children came to the disco and donated money: 'I was so impressed by the caring nature of Morgan and Katya.

'They had listened to the news and wanted to take action. I thought it was fantastic of them.'

More than 6,500 deaths have occurred through the current Ebola virus in West Africa which is the most widespread epidemic of the virus in history and there are more than 17,500 suspected cases.