Andrew's The Vodafone Big Bike Challenge – LEJOG page
Andrew Stevenson is raising money for Vodafone Foundation
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I will be cycling 360 miles between 7th September - 9th September, of which 100miles on 8th September 2014 counts as part of Deloitte's Ride Across Britain. The aim is to raise money for children living with HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. You can donate online or via sms by texting AWST89 with an amount of £1, £5 or £10 to 70070.
I sit very closely (physically) with the Vodafone Foundation team and can see first hand all of the amazing work that they do, and so I'm really pleased to be involved in such a good cause. For your information, here is a bit more about where exactly the money will be going:
Lesotho is a country facing an HIV / AIDS challenge and where there are currently 80,000 adults receiving antiretroviral drugs but only 4,000 children, despite ARVs being available through globally funded programmes. We want all 41,000 children living with HIV to have access to treatment by 2017.
The Vodafone Foundation is working with in-country partners to increase the number of children accessing treatment and the first step is to get the children to clinics. Via M-pesa, sending money via the network has become a reality.
Our technology will enable children to receive their bus fare to ensure they can attend treatment. It will cost the equivalent of just $65 per child to access treatment over the 3 years of the programme. We need to raise $8 million to reach our 2017 target and the challenge for Vodafone employees is to raise $1 million of that.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
I sit very closely (physically) with the Vodafone Foundation team and can see first hand all of the amazing work that they do, and so I'm really pleased to be involved in such a good cause. For your information, here is a bit more about where exactly the money will be going:
Lesotho is a country facing an HIV / AIDS challenge and where there are currently 80,000 adults receiving antiretroviral drugs but only 4,000 children, despite ARVs being available through globally funded programmes. We want all 41,000 children living with HIV to have access to treatment by 2017.
The Vodafone Foundation is working with in-country partners to increase the number of children accessing treatment and the first step is to get the children to clinics. Via M-pesa, sending money via the network has become a reality.
Our technology will enable children to receive their bus fare to ensure they can attend treatment. It will cost the equivalent of just $65 per child to access treatment over the 3 years of the programme. We need to raise $8 million to reach our 2017 target and the challenge for Vodafone employees is to raise $1 million of that.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.