We´ve been running a lot...

Yet we´re not getting any fitter...

Something to do with bavarian drinking habits...

Similar to some famous english ones...

You have the power to give meaning to our running.

Help us run to build a school for children in Sri Lanka.

THE RUN

We´ll be running in school uniforms, and we'll be sending photos of our silly selves to all donors, so that the Henley half marathon may not only bring a smile to the face of many kids in Sri lanka... But also to yours

THE DONATIONS 

The goal is to raise US$35,000 and fund a primary and secondary school in Sri Lanka.

If we meet this goal, I will be doing a britney´s blokes all time favourite video remake after my run, no matter whatr the weather conditions may be...

However, if we fail to hit our target, we may still fund a pre-school in Sri Lanka with US$20,000.

If the donations sum to any amount other than these, room to read will be using the funds to scale education throughout the developing world through their various other programs: http://www.roomtoread.org/involvement/adopt.html 

THANK YOU!!

About Sri lanka... "Resplendent Island"

A large tropical island just twenty miles off the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is home to 20 million people. Its palm-fringed beaches and breath-taking beauty belie the challenging history of Sri Lanka. Numerous attempts at colonization culminated in the establishment of a British colony known as Ceylon until the mid-twentieth century when the country achieved independence. Years later in 1972, the government adopted the name Sri Lanka, "Resplendent Island." In the 1980's, all-out civil war erupted between the Tamil in the north and east and the Sinhalese majority, resulting in the deaths of more than 60,000 people. A ceasefire eased the violence in 2002; however, recently talks have stalled as the Tamil Tigers seek to establish their own state.

Such a difficult history has translated into suffering for many Sri Lankans. Almost one third of the children under five years are underweight. 22% of the people are undernourished and have no sustainable access to improved water sources. The tsunami of December 2004 dealt another devastating blow to Sri Lanka, displacing a million citizens, killing more than 40,000, and demolishing much of the country's fragile infrastructure. Rebuilding Sri Lanka has proven to be a long and arduous task. Sri Lankans value their ethnic and religious identity, loyalty to one's group, and respect for others, yet ethnic divisions run deep and have caused social and political fissures. Unfortunately, as a result, the children of Sri Lanka do not receive the education they deserve.