1.5 million children under the age of 5 die each year to diseases like Cholera, Dysentry and Typhoid caused by poor water and sanitation. That’s 4000 children a day!

It’s a basic human right and sometimes we take this privilege for granted. This year, shortly after qualifying as a spin instructor, after having 8 stitches in my hand from a fall in January, then breaking my foot in six places from another fall in February, I’ve decided to challenge my physical endurance by climbing the world’s highest free-standing peak - Mount Kilimanjaro, for Penny Appeal’s Thirst Relief. 

Every penny you donate will be transforming the lives of thousands of people by building deep water wells in water-scarce countries, such as Gambia, Sudan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Kashmir. These wells are life-savers in places where the water is deep underground and can't be reached by hand pump wells. The drilling process is slow and difficult – but once the wells are built, they will provide safe water for many years, bringing the gift of life to whole villages for generations to come.

Donate today and join me in transforming communities, creating smiles and saving lives.