Earlier this month, my son Tim and I succeeded - despite 25mph headwinds - to cycle 135 miles on the Coast 2 Coast route from Whitehaven across the Penines to Sunderland with some off road to spice the trip up. 8 weeks ago neither of us had cycled more than a few miles – Tim found energy reserves he had not seen since he was 9 , and I survived. We climbed up 10,000 feet - the equivalent of 2 1/2 times the height of Ben Nevis - shame the wind stopped us coasting down the other side !!
We are raising funds for Kisima secondary school in deprived Northern Kenya which gives hope and a future to 160 children from the poorest and most violent areas in Kenya's tribal desert regions.
Students are all financed by donations. The school opened in 2005 and is already changing lives. The second class to complete the 4 years there achieved fantastic exam results, coming top in their district and 66th out of 4,000 secondary schools in the whole of Kenya. 85% achieved university entrance grades (national average 24%) including 2 girls studying medicine. The school is about building hope and a future for the poorest of the poor. Please look at the photos to see the homes these students come from – the video is also uplifting and humbling (http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=ZXMYwWuEbAY)
Tim and I suffetred in the saddle for this great cause - so please give generously to help lift bright students out of poverty and help regenerate Northern Kenya. £25 houses and educates a student at Kisima for a month - but all support is most appreciated. Thank you for supporting us - Martin and Tim Dunkerton
