On Sunday 19th July, we will be running 10 kilometres at Partnership Walk & Run 2009 to be held at Gloucester Green, Regent’s Park, London.
By running this distance we will be raising sponsorship monies for the Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) and will be taking steps to build a brighter future for disadvantaged communities in developing countries.
Partnership Walk & Run 2006 raised in excess of £400,000, and had over 1,000 participants. AKF is a non-denominational, international development agency established in 1967 by His Highness the Aga Khan. Its mission is to develop and promote creative solutions to problems that impede social development, primarily in Asia and East Africa. In every undertaking, the AKF’s overriding goal is to assist in the struggle against hunger, disease, illiteracy, ignorance and social exclusion. Central to all these efforts have been inclusive, community-based development approaches, in which local organisations identify, prioritise and implement projects with the Foundation’s assistance. Within this ethos, AKF focuses on five major areas: rural development, health, education, civil society and the environment. All funds raised from this year’s event will go directly to support the following three AKF projects:
- Environmental Health Improvement Programme (GEHIP) in Gujarat
- Early Childhood Development Programme - “Jailoo” Kindergartens in the Kyrgyz Republic
- Rice Farming Yield Improvement Programme in Madagascar
(further information can be found on www.akdn.org/akf)
These are great projects, so please give what you can to help: any donation – large or small – will help AKF with its fantastic work.
Why not join us in taking part in the Partnership Walk & Run – simply go to www.partnershipsinaction.org.uk to register for what will be a great event.
Many thanks for your support.
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
So please sponsor us now!
"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." -John Bingham, running speaker and writer
