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<p>For some daft reason I have agreed to get on my bike and cycle 140 km coast to coast. It sounds easy typing it, but I suspect this might be quite difficult. Luckily I have given myself almost 2 months to get into shape for this and have some good cushioning to support my efforts!</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #002939; font-family: 'GillSans','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">I am raising money for a charity called Happy Child. Happy Child works in Brazil to rescue street and ‘at risk’ children in the large Southern city of Belo Horizonte and the North Eastern city of Recife. It has a 24 hour emergency reception centre, eight safe homes and a farm community that all provide a secure base for the children’s rehabilitation and re-integration back into family and community.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #002939; font-family: 'GillSans','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #002939; font-family: 'GillSans','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Their<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> biggest issue today is the increase in ‘sex tourism’ to the North East of Brazil and they are working towards opening a girls house in Recife. Here girls of all ages will be able to get away from the pimps and drug pushers and re-build their lives.</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #002939; font-family: 'GillSans','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- Brazil has 25 million deprived children living in desperate poverty</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #002939; font-family: 'GillSans','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- Over three million children of all ages live on the streets</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #002939; font-family: 'GillSans','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- 450 000 are orphaned or abandoned</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #002939; font-family: 'GillSans','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">35% of street children die before they are 18 years old</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #002939; font-family: 'GillSans','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: GillSans;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- 500 000 children are involved in the sex trade</span></span></span></p>
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