I've always been one of those people who have thought about doing the London Marathon but never actually getting off my arse and doing anything about it, but this year was different. With a little encouragement and motivation from my good friend Jamie we decided to enter on the free ballot together, we also started training as well. that was in June, we didn't get a place on the ballot but we we're both very lucky to get a charity place with the International Childcare Trust a couple of weeks ago. (Woo Hoo).
So now the hard part starts, April 25th 2010 is when it happens and i need to raise £2000 by then, not a bad start though about £600 already in a couple of weeks, i still have lots more friends and family to pester yet, plus other ideas to help me reach my target, so fingers crossed.
Having 2 kids of my own now means so much more to me about this particular charity and it gets me thinking more (especially when out on those long runs) how i would feel if my girls were in the same situation as the children this charity supports so well.
Here are some amazing facts about what goes on out there.
International Childcare Trust (ICT) believes that all children regardless of socio-economic background,
have the right to enjoy their childhood and to reach their potential.
Facts
• 9.6 million children under five die each year (26,340 each day) due to poverty;
• 93 million children not in school in 2005-2006
• 158 million children between 5 and 14 are engaged in child labour and 2 million children are
involved in prostitution;
• 1.5 billion children (2/3 of the world’s child population) lived in 42 countries affected by
violent, high-intensity conflict between 2002-2006;
• 15.2 million children globally orphaned by AIDS (2005), 12 million in Africa and 2.3 million
children under 15 are living with HIV;
• 132.7 million children globally orphaned due to all causes
• 17% of under 5 deaths are due to diarrhoeal diseases (15% are due to malaria, measles
and AIDS combined);
• 270 million (14%) of children in developing countries have no access to health services;
and
• Two thirds of child deaths are entirely preventable.
Where your money goes:
• £5 will pay for tetanus vaccinations for 20 kids.
• £40 will enable an orphaned child to buy a school uniform and shoes. These basics allow
orphans the opportunity to enroll in primary school and restart their lives.
• £50 will pay for the salary of an outreach teacher in the slum areas, providing informal education
to young children, unable to access our bigger centers.
• £105 would help to provide bursaries for three deprived young people looking for options for the
future. They can benefit from skills training in cookery, sewing, mechanics, plumbing, English
and computers.
• £250 will pay for slides and safe play equipment for a community playground in the slum areas.
YOUR SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED AND WILL MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE
FOR THE FUTURE.
Thank you so much for all of you support.
I will try to keep you all posted on how my training is going and stuff like that
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