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Coin Mile Challenge

Emma Gathern is raising money for Vodafone Foundation
“Coin Mile 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><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Thanks for taking the time to visit&nbsp;our JustGiving page.</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;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">What we are doing</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Vodafone employees will soon embark upon a &lsquo;Penny Mile&rsquo; challenge in aid of Obstetric Fistula, but instead we will be asking people to donate their pounds for this very worthy cause.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">We will set down a trail of money around border of HQ and hope to raise somewhere in the region of &pound;2,000!</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Why we are doing it</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; 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><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; 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><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Thank you for your support.</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Online
£10.00
Offline
£0.00

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