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Maasai Cricket Warriors in the Last Man Stands World Championships
Event: The Last Man Stands World Championships between 31/03/2012 and 07/04/2012
Team Members: Maasai Cricket Warriors
£1,126.00 raised of £9,500.00 target
39 donations
My Target:
£9,500.00
£1,126.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/MaasaiCricketWarriors
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By text message to donate £10 Text NKVY58 £10
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My story
Join us in smashing through boundaries. . .'Batting' for women's rights & 'bowling out' AIDS!
We are also warriors against the savage tradition of circumcision of girls in our communities.
HELP US SPREAD THE WORDS AGAINST THE TRIPLE EVIL OF HIV, FGM and CHILD MARRIAGE BY CONTRIBUTING TO OUR FUNDRAISER TO GET THE MAASAI CRICKET WARRIORS TEAM TO CAPE TOWN . . .
Imagine a cricketer who is a semi-nomadic cattle herder living among the wild animals of Africa. Imagine him who wears layers of beads; who sets fire on the field with his bright red clothes and flying braided hair; he who gives war cries while throwing or hitting a ball and is actually a crusader for peace. Imagine him - a Maasai tribesman - playing a T-20 league. Unbelievable? Then you ought to meet the Maasai Cricket Warriors . . .
The Maasai warriors cricket team, to quote an old Pepsi tag line, has nothing official about it - and that's where the beauty lies! The team consists of 11 men (plus another 14 reserve) - each one striving to be a role model in his community. And his strategy to gain favour? Not by earning lots of money or through link-ups with supermodels or picking up fights at nigh clubs, but by campaigning against traditional female circumcision (FGM), child marriages, and HIV/AIDS among tribal youth.
So, come 31st March - the Maasai Cricket Warriors hope to be in Cape Town, South Africa, taking part in the Last Man Stands World Championships - a T-20 event that will go on till 7th April.
Dressed in their signature colorful garbs, instead of the traditional cricket whites, the warriors will add zing and bling to the game when they take to the ground, armed with a wooden bat, instead of their spears. Watch out for that spectacular event!
Help us leave a mark at the wicket by spreading the words against the triple evil of HIV, FGM and Child Marriage.
JUST TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHY THE MAASAI CRICKET WARRIORS' EFFORTS MATTER:
• Kenya is home to 1.5 million HIV -infected people. In 2009 alone 80,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses (source: Avert - a charity working against HIV/AIDS
• In Kenya, 49% women are victims of Female genital mutilation or FGM (source: UNICEF)
• Child marriage is rampant in Kenya. UNFPA record shows, 42% girls are married before they turn 18 in Africa.
The Last Man Stands World Championships is an annual international tournament, to be held this year in Cape Town, South Africa, from 31st March - 7th April. It consists of amateur teams from around the world playing several T20 group matches, followed by a knockout stage and a final. LMS offers a first prize of US$10,000, receives considerable media exposure, and will provide a great platform for the Maasai Warriors to spread their message.
On the days that the team will not be playing or where there will be time available in their schedule, the Maasai Cricket Warriors team plan to visit youth groups and schools to spread AIDS awareness messages, and to engage the youth and children in cultural exchanges.
The tournament organisers will also be holding fundraising events during the tournament for Maasai Cricket. The goal is to use some of these funds towards providing partial or full scholarships to talented children in Class 8, to enable them to attend secondary schools with cricketing facilities, thereby continuing their education and allowing them the chance to continue developing their cricket skills.
Some of the funds will also be used to train coaches as VCT counselors, so that they can double-up as cricket coaches who are able to conduct HIV testing and counseling amongst the players. This will contribute a big way in trying to manage the spread of HIV amongst Maasai communities.
WHAT IS NEEDED:
The Maasai Cricket Warriors need your help to make their participation in this tournament a reality!
The cost for the Maasai Cricket Warriors to reach the tournament amounts to £9,500, which includes: airfares, accommodations, transportation and meals for the players.
Breakdown of the costs for the Maasai Cricket players to participate in the 10-day Last Man Stands World Championships Tournament:
Airfares - £6,500
Accommodation - £1,800
Transportation - £400
Meals - £800
WE NEED TO RAISE £9,500, SO PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY & HELP SPREAD THE WORD!
Support A Maasai Cricket Warrior to help him leave his mark in Cape Town!
Your gift of £5 will ensure that one Maasai Warrior has his belly filled for one day of the tournament by providing him with Lunch & Dinner.
Your gift of £10 will accommodate and provide breakfast for one Maasai Warrior for one day of the tournament.
Your gift of £15 will provide 1-night’s hostel accommodation with 3 meals for one Maasai Warrior for one day of the tournament.
Your gift of £50 will ensure that one Maasai Warrior has all his lunch & dinner meals catered for during the tournament.
Your gift of £100 will provide 10-days of hostel accommodation with breakfast for one Maasai Warrior for the duration of the tournament.
Your gift of £150 will accommodate and provide lunch and dinners for one Maasai Warrior for the entire tournament.
Your gift of £550 will cover the return airfares & airport taxes for one Maasai Warrior to participate in the tournament.
Without financial support, the Maasai Warriors will be unable to participate in this tournament. The development of the sport will remain stagnant, at a time when it is on the verge of precipitating lasting change within a community in desperate need of help.
In the event that we do not manage to raise the funds required for the South African Last Man Stands event, we would wish to carry over the funds to secure the team's participation in the 2013 event, which will be held in the UK.
We need your support to help us leave our mark!!!
Ashe o’leng (Maasai)/Thank you for your generous support in assisting the Maasai Cricket Warriors to leave their mark at the Last Man Stands World Championships Tournament in Cape Town!
And now that you know, you can help the warriors fight these evils better by supporting us.
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My charity
Cricket Without Boundaries
Charity Registration No. 1111316
Cricket Without Boundaries is dedicated to helping, educating and developing local communities around the world through the spread and growth of cricket. Crucially, CWB also uses cricket as a tool in the fight against AIDS. CWB’s training sessions have at their heart discussion about the disease in terms of prevention, treatment and equality of treatment for those with and without the disease.
Donations 39
Good luck Masai Warriors
Donation by Asanka G on 23/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 22/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Very inspiring. I hope you reach your goal.
Donation by Howard Herscovici on 29/04/12
£5.00
Howzaaaaat!
Donation by Trevor Seymour on 23/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Fantastic All the best
Donation by Tana on 28/03/12
£20.00
wonderful and innovative program deserves to be successful!
Donation by Heather Bradley on 21/03/12
£20.00
Good luck!
Donation by Justin Pierce on 20/03/12
Good luck!
Donation by Anneloes on 20/03/12
£20.00
Pulling for you.
Donation by Mike Hare on 20/03/12
£50.00
Hope that masai cricket warriors will be able to reach their goals. all the very best!
Donation by Anoma Jayawardena on 18/03/12
Good Luck!
Donation by Catherine Sutherland on 15/03/12
£10.00
Good luck guys! It's for a great cause. Loving the idea of a Maasai Warrior Cricket team!
Donation by Ashleigh Davies on 15/03/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Best of luck mates, bowl 'em over!
Donation by Dave Downes on 15/03/12
£10.00
Good luck. Hope all goes well!
Donation by Kimberly Davidson on 14/03/12
Donation by on 14/03/12
£10.00
Best of luck.. Hope you make it!
Donation by Patrick Anderson on 14/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck!!
Donation by PATRICIA MAGUIRE on 14/03/12
£250.00
Good luck!
Donation by Suman W M on 13/03/12
Donation by Susan Kinyanjui on 13/03/12
£10.00
Best of luck with your project!
Donation by Nicolette Beasley Beasley on 13/03/12
On behalf of a Yorkshireman
Donation by Julie Grahame on 13/03/12
I hope the team manage to raise enough to take part. Good luck.
Donation by Jane B on 13/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Go Well!
Donation by c on 13/03/12
Best of luck!
Donation by Julie Grahame on 12/03/12
Donation by H on 12/03/12
£40.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations£1,126.00
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£1,126.00
- Gift Aid£80.25
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