<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Article 31 of the UN &lsquo;Convention on the Rights of the Child<em>:</em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #993300;"> <em>&ldquo;The Right of the child to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child&rdquo;.</em></span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><strong>Why handstand?</strong><br> 1) Handstands are fun and I want to get better at them<br> 2) They remind me of my fun filled childhood (and I believe that every child deserves to have fun!)<br></span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">&nbsp;</span><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">I am hoping to raise money and awareness for a small charity called East African Playgrounds which </span>provide high quality, safe and fun playgrounds and play spaces. Each playground built uses the local materials along with a couple of specialist parts from the UK. They have a fully trained and experience team of Ugandan playground builders who construct each playground to the age specifications and requirements of the children at the school<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">; to find out more please visit: <a href="http://www.eastafricanplaygrounds.org/"><span>http://</span><span>www.eastafricanplaygrounds.</span>org/</a></span></p> <p><strong><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">Rules of the challenge:</span></strong></p> <p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">One handstand for every day of the year starting Feb 1, 2012 - Jan 31, 2013 with as many diverse backgrounds, angles, shapes, locations as possible.<br> <br><em> Handstand (defined) </em>- The act of balancing on the hands with one's feet in the air. (note: this does involve planks!).<br> <br> The use of walls, individuals, etc for aid in balance is permitted (hey I'm no expert!).<br> <br> <em>***Special notice: in case of illness, the term handstand will be interpreted as needed, but photographic evidence will still be provided.***</em><strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://www.eastafricanplaygrounds.org/"></a><br> <br> <strong>Get involved?</strong><br> 1) Be a photographer!<br> 2) Join me in the picture!<br> 3) Spread the word!<br> 4) Donate and make children happy!<br> <br> Happy handstanding everyone! <br> <br><span style="color: #993300;"> <em>PS. There are no apologies for the tummy exposure! </em></span></span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>To view the photos of handstands please visit the following link (copy and paste into new browser):&nbsp; </strong></span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #993300;">https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.320156244708569.76203.320147224709471&amp;type=3</span></strong><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText" style="color: #333333;"><strong></strong></span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText" style="color: #333333;"><strong>FAQ:</strong></span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText" style="color: #333333;"><strong>1) Why 6000GBP?&nbsp; </strong>That's the cost of building one playground</span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText" style="color: #333333;"><strong>2) I'd like to donate but am not in the UK?&nbsp; </strong>No problem!&nbsp; However, check with your bank to see whether they will charge you fees for converting the money into GBP.</span></p>