Updated on Apr 25th 2010 at 5:55 PM using the JustGiving iPhone app

Thank you so much for everyone's support; I ran the Marathon today in 3hrs 34mins. First 16 miles were the best of my life, last 10 the hardest. But once into Parliament Square it was all worth it :-)

African Revival is a based charity founded in 2005 by businessman Tony Allen who was deeply moved by the grinding poverty that he witnessed in sub-Saharan and wanted to take direct and immediate action to help address it.

Over the past 4 years the organisation has supported a series of successful development projects within 7 countries and now continues in its mission to provide assistance to poor communities in East & Southern Africa through appropriate, effective and sustainable education and income generating projects.

 These are some key beliefs that drive the work that we do:

• - We believe that improved education and economic growth are the keys to a brighter future for Africa.
• - We see the positives - acknowledging that there are huge challenges to overcome we are constantly inspired by the    determination, resilience and optimism of the people we work with and assist in Africa.
• - We believe in equality of access for all people and therefore select projects based solely on need.

At African Revival, we also believe that how we do what we do is as important as what we do. As such we hold to these core values that guide us in our work overseas and in the UK...

Impact: We prioritize making a direct impact in our communities; as such our UK administration costs are sponsored to maximize donations to Africa.

Accountability: We take the responsibility for both our donors' funding and beneficiaries' expectations seriously through close monitoring of project implementation and spend.

Sustainability: We seek to ensure ownership and minimize dependency through the active involvement of local communities in the development and implementation of projects.

Appropriate intervention: We assess local context and adapt our support so that it is appopriate to community needs.

Coordination: We seekout, collaborate and exchange ideas with others who share our vision.

Organizational effectiveness: As a team of volunteers, staff and trustees we seek to maximize our effectiveness through a professional and best practice approach.

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