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Tanzania Cycle Challenge

Emma Gathern is raising money for Vodafone Foundation
“Tanzania Cycle Challenge”

on 24 October 2011

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We are raising funds for Instant Network Emergency Response (INER). When disaster strikes, Vodafone Foundation volunteers deploy to restore free vital connectivity for families, responders and communities. INER also builds resilience through local hubs to reach more people quickly and effectively.

Story

<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit&nbsp;our JustGiving page.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">What we are doing</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">International Enterprise and colleagues will soon embark upon a cycle challenge in aid of Obstetric Fistula, collectively travelling the distance from Newbury to Tanzania; a staggering 7,069 miles!&nbsp; </span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">When we are doing it</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">The challenge&nbsp;will take&nbsp;place between Monday 31st November&nbsp;and Friday 12th November in the Nuffield Gym on the HQ campus.&nbsp; Nuffield have very kindly offered to sponsor this event and have donated some great prizes.&nbsp;</span></p> </span> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Obstetric Fistula&nbsp;is a debilitating childbirth condition affecting over 3,000 women each year.&nbsp; <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">This debilitating condition means they cannot live a normal life and are often forced to the fringes of their communities and sadly in most cases their babies also die.</span></span> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Through M-Pesa funds are transferred to CCBRT charity hospital in Tanzania, so women can travel from rural areas to the hospital and get the help they desperately need.&nbsp; Vodafone aim to raise&nbsp;&pound;7 million to restore the dignity of 31,000 women in Tanzania.</span> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Thank you for your support.</span></p> </p> </p> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Why we are doing it</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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£660.00
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£660.00
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