<p>Richard has decided to build a boat (!) - a Kayak/Canoe/Sailing/Rowing boat!</p> <p>You may laugh but it's true... I've just embarked on this mission and have challenged myself to complete it and have it afloat by the August bank holiday (less than two months away). You can encourage me to do so by donating to Water for Africa&nbsp;(see below for more details) and, if the boat doesn't float in time (either fail to make the water or sink once on it) I'll match your donation! [Small print:&nbsp;matching&nbsp;will be limited to a maximum of &pound;500 across all donations].&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>As a further reward for anyone who gives more than &pound;50, I will row&nbsp;you&nbsp;up and down the Thames for 30 minutes whilst you sip a glass of champagne (assuming the boat floats of course!).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you and thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Water For Africa</strong> is proud of its unique and sustainable model, We pride ourselves on providing full support through fiscal budgetary management and support from the UK we provide cost effective boreholes. We drill only boreholes and not open wells.&nbsp; This provides the community with a water system, which is:</p> <p><br />Safe: Reduces the risk of cross contamination with livestock and prevents the threat of children and livestock falling into the water source.</p> <p>Sustainable: Because the borehole reaches the deeper aquifers, the borehole does not diminish in the &lsquo;dry season&rsquo; and can provide the community with a continuous, high yielding water source.</p> <p>Upgradable: The borehole can upgraded from a hand-pump, to a fully integrated irrigation system for agriculture.</p> <p>Supported:&nbsp; Joint cooperation and agreement with the community to ring-fence community contributions to ensure funding for future repairs, service and upgrades is always put in place and a long-term follow up programme to monitor and evaluate the impact of the new programme on the community.</p>