Carol's Running Jump
Carol Harrison-Chan is raising money for Habitat for Humanity GB
“Carol Chan's fundraising”
on 10 March 2010
Story
In July I am going to Mozambique in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for underpriviledged orphans in a local community. Habitat for Humanity is a charity dedicated to eliminating poverty housing worldwide with the vision that everyone should have a decent place to live.
Mozambique is one of the poorest nations on earth with little industry, few natural resources, low wages and a shockingly short average life expectancy due to natural disasters and in 2000 Mozambique suffered severe flooding – in fact, the largest flood ever recorded in Africa. Another half a million people were left homeless. Even now thousands of families affected by the flood are still living in inadequate, temporary shelter.
This was followed by severe drought in 2002 and currently the HIV/AIDS pandemic has been sweeping through the country with 17% of the population already affected and growing daily. The combined devastation of war, poverty and AIDS has orphaned 1.3 million children and left 70% of the country living below the poverty line.
In order to achieve my goal and help this cause I need your support and am taking a "Running Jump" to raise as much money as possible for building materials and the cost of the project. I am asking for any welcome contributions and in return I am completing the Liverpool Half Marathon on the 28th March and also a 10,000ft parachute jump in June (a challenge in itself as i am petrified of heights!)
Your support is very much appreciated
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