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HELPING ECUADOR'S KIDS TO BEAT THE STREET!

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page .  I have been raising money for the Juconi Foundation in Ecuador, through their UK partner ICT, by taking part in London's first musical event of its kind!  On 5th October, I ran over 21 kilometres through the city streets, for the street-working children of Guayaquil (please click through to video link on the left, for a four-minute Juconi experience...)

My training for the race was full of amazing surprises!  Hill-running with Paula Radcliffe herself (albeit only briefly!); kicking up red African dust in the sub-Saharan heat (spontaneously joined by extremely fast local children ); seeing news of Lance Armstrong back on his bike, whilst doing the unbelieveably mentally monotonous tempo treadmill sessions (I won't be missing those...); deriving immense inspiration from meeting the phenomenal Rafael Nadal (before his legendary Wimbledon win - VAMOS!)

Thanks to incredible support from family and friends, my initial fundraising target was smashed!  All the projects cited below can now take place, and any new donations will help hugely with the first (read on ...)

£65: Education enrollment fees - children who graduate from the Juconi programme often struggle to pay their fees for further education; every additional £65 raised will enable another Juconi graduate to enrol in further education.

£400: Afro Dance & Culture Group - Juconi plans to use dance and music as a means of self-expression and cultural learning for the children; £400 of the funds raised will enable this group activity to take place, and will pay for the musician who can teach the kids to play and accompany them in performance.

£500: Emergency medical treatments - Juconi would like to establish a contigency of £500, to fund emergency medical costs for the children (including for operations, and treatments for serious health problems such as TB and skin disease).  The additional amounts raised from such generous sponsorship to date will enable this contingency to be set up.

£900: Camping trips - this is what the target was originally set for!  £900 of the funds raised will enable 120 street-working children to go on a camping trip.  There would be two trips taking place: one for the older kids, and one for the younger ones.  As the trips would only be for new children on the Juconi programme, it would be for them the first time they had been outside their slum areas, save for street work.

Please do click through to the photos shown in FlickR link to the left, which include one of a Juconi graduate receiving an award from his Provincial Governor, in recognition of the  positive changes he has gone on to make in his own community....

Having worked in-country with Juconi on many occasions since 2003, I have been continually impressed by the commitment of the staff and the changes they make in these young people's lives: with a team of around 30 staff (most of whom work directly with the children) and annual budget in the $400k mark,  they know how to make a little go a long way...!

As above, each additional £65 raised will enable another Juconi graduate to enrol in higher education - so every new donation is very welcome

THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT.

Donating through JustGiving is totally secure.  If you're a taxpayer, it also means that Juconi Ecuador will get an additional 25% in Gift Aid and a 3% supplement added to your donation (bonus!)

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It works with local partners in Ecuador, India, Mexico, the Philippines, South Africa and Sri Lanka, focusing on the needs of children who are vulnerable and at risk through poverty, helping them to build their self-esteem, gain access to education, and develop the skills needed to break out of poverty.

Donations 52

Wow Kath - what an amazing total so far. Well done on the very rainy day. x

Donation by Becca on 22/10/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Kath!

Donation by Jo on 11/10/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Kath, never give up! Come on Girl !!!!

Donation by Agostinho Tavares on 04/10/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck - Enjoy it!

Donation by Amanda on 04/10/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck x

Donation by Grishma Parmar on 03/10/08

£10.00

Best wishes

Donation by Mike Holywell on 02/10/08

£13.00

+ £3.67 Gift Aid

Run, Forrest, run!

Donation by Big Brother on 02/10/08

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Boris and his bike army aren't going to be getting in the way are they?!

Donation by Annabelliann on 01/10/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Happy running!

Donation by Cath and Andy on 29/09/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck, Kath!

Donation by Charlie & Alex Weir on 29/09/08

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

I just know you're not a quitter... well done Kath!

Donation by Nikki Skipper on 29/09/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best Kath - good luck!

Donation by Jill Warren on 28/09/08

£15.00

+ £4.23 Gift Aid

What goes around, comes around. Give (a marathon) and you shall receive. Have fun. Bill, Sue, Olivia and Jack

Donation by Bill McKay on 28/09/08

£26.00

+ £7.33 Gift Aid

Thinking of you now and will be thinking of you next week my lovely friend.I look forward to hearing all about it. We must catch up soon! xx

Donation by Hayley-Claire Skidmore on 27/09/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best! Enjoy the run

Donation by João Aboim on 27/09/08

£15.00

Run like mad, laugh like never before

Donation by John Kandulu on 24/09/08

£15.00

+ £4.23 Gift Aid

Run Kath run!!

Donation by amana on 21/09/08

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

Sorry I won't be there to cheer, but we can celebrate at the Wimbledon 10k!

Donation by Paul Campy on 19/09/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

It will be a noisy walk in the park :)

Donation by Greg Stylski on 19/09/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Go for it Kath!! For a wonderful cause :)

Donation by isabella on 17/09/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Keep smiling and singing!

Donation by Jane Scobie on 16/09/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Enjoy the tunes! xx

Donation by Naomi on 11/09/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Faster, Kath, faster!!!

Donation by Ben and Lucy Booth on 11/09/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Sounds like a great cause Kath - good luck!

Donation by Mairi B on 08/09/08

£10.00

Best of luck - hope you reach your target. X

Donation by Sophia Turner on 08/09/08

£84.00

+ £23.69 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$1,678.82
  • Offline donations$1,855.62
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$3,534.45
  • Gift Aid$440.42

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