Eszti Takacs is fundraising for Good Earth Trust

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Berlin Marathon 2009

on 20/09/2009

Children from a slum in Uganda

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Raising money for

Good Earth Trust

Charity Registration No. 1117591

Our Vision is of a world in which people can access technology that improves their wellbeing and livelihoods whilst preserving and enhancing their environment. We work to facilitate the adoption of high-quality, low cost environmentally sound, appropriate technologies for construction energy, water and sanitation.

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Eszti Takacs

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Raised: 107%

Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £1,071.00

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My story

Back in London in one piece!! The Marathon went very well last weekend.

It was an amazing experience!!!! I enjoyed the 42Km tour around the city with a big smile on my face for the most part and thankfully my ankle did not give up on me. I kept my time on track until I hit the 40Km mark. The last 2k was the toughest part my legs felt like tonne and did not wanted run any longer. I pushed through and finished the marathon in 4:05.

Photos and videos from the run: http://berlin.mikatiming.de/2009/index.php?content=detail&id=00000005C9AEDC00001C710B&lang=DE&event=MAL&ageclass=

The fundraising is going well, we only have a bit more to go: )

I appreciate all of your support to reach my ambition and to raise £1000 for the Good Earth Trust.

Many thanks for your kind support.

As many of you know I’m working for the Good Earth Trust and feel very enthusiastic for the changes we can make in people’s lives.

The need for adequate and affordable housing is enormous. I have seen this myself on my visits to our pilot projects in Uganda. Good Earth promotes simple technologies that can help improve people’s lives dramatically.

We currently focus on a simple block making technology called Interlocking Stabilised Soil Blocks (ISSB) for use in constructing houses, schools, clinics, water-tanks and latrines. It is high-quality and low-cost, supports local small scale businesses and has a significant environmental benefits. ISSB blocks are made from earth and a small amount of cement and damp-cured for a few days. The firing of traditional bricks consumes large amounts of high quality wood, leading to deforestation. Compared with the traditional fired brick, ISSB allows cost savings of 30% on building costs. For a small house it would save about 5 tonnes of CO2 or 25 large trees. We are promoting the technology with governments, aid agencies and commercial organisations and training and supporting people who wish to adopt it.

We need resources to do our work and are working hard to develop funding through the carbon credit market, which offers the exciting prospect of providing a sustainable source of ongoing funding to promote the technology throughout Africa. In order to do this, we need your help, so please donate now and help us to offer people the opportunity to change their lives for the better.

Many thanks for your support !

Eszti xx

	The Munk family is so proud of you Eszti. Bravo and keep up the incredible work. Donation by Alice Peterson 03/11/09	£50.00
	well done well run Donation by david seddon 15/10/09	£130.00 + £36.67 Gift Aid
	Congrats Eszti! sorry i'm late! Donation by Max Armbrust 28/09/09	£20.00
	Well done Eszti! :-) Donation by Anna 25/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 23/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Russell Matcham 22/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Liz Varrall 22/09/09
	Eszti - we are so proud of you. Have a fantastic time tomorrow. Good Luck. X Donation by Nikki Manzoni 19/09/09
	Good Luck on your Race! :) Donation by Erika Ng 17/09/09	£20.00
	Good luck with the run. Donation by Alastair Tweedie 17/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Simon Loveday 16/09/09	£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
	Ezsti .....I wish you all the best.....big kiss Donation by nathalie koerfer 15/09/09	£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid
	Good luck. I have trouble running 2 miles let alone 26! Donation by Gordon Browne 15/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck with the run and make sure you take some time to enjoy Berlin as well, one of my favourite cities. Keep up the good work, running and fun! Donation by Jos Kurstjens 14/09/09	£50.00
	Good Luck Eszti! Donation by Will Prochaska 14/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Eszti. We'll be cheering for you from London! Donation by Sughra Hussain 14/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Best of luck in Berlin Donation by Bobby Lambert 14/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Eszti, keep to your training schedule! Donation by Jo Fleming 13/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good Luck !! Eszti Donation by Albert Hunt 12/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Very best wishes , I hope your ankle holds up. Donation by Stephen Bocsardy 11/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Dig Deep Donation by HOLECZ/KOHALMI 11/09/09	£40.00
	Good luck, Eszti, and rather you than me! Donation by James Flecker 11/09/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	I'm v impressed Eszti. Good Luck and I hope money comes flooding in for an extremely good cause. Donation by David Drew 10/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Eszti, we are informed of your adventure from Bobby Lambert at GoodEarthTrust UK. I am sure you will do your best. Good luck. Donation by Stephen McKay 07/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Eszti, hajra buszke vagyok rad !!! Kinga Chicagobol Donation by Kinga Van Brunt 21/08/09	£10.00
	Hey Eszti - Good luck with the run. Come back and see us in Shanghai soon!!!! Donation by Bob G 17/08/09	£15.00
	Hajrá Eszti! Donation by p 04/08/09

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* Total raised online:	£1,041.00
Offline donations:	£30.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£232.97

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