Sarah-Jayne's Virgin London Marathon 2015 page
Sarah-Jayne Straw is raising money for Action Village India
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Hi All :-)
I am very excited to say I will be running the London Marathon this year in aid of Action Village India (AVI)!! The training is well and truly underway and I thought it is about time I put word out there just in case any of my lovely friends and family (and anyone else who's feeling particularly generous) would like to sponsor me and donate to AVI!
Behind India’s rapid economic growth and emerging middle class is a story of growing inequalities. AVI works in areas where roads and communications are poor, there are not enough schools and health services are patchy. Corruption and lack of knowledge leave people without access to their basic rights and the economic unit that is the rural village can be disrupted by the changes development brings, leaving people with no option but to migrate to slums in the overcrowded cities.
In response to these changes AVI works to improve the quality of life for rural people through self-organisation and non-violent change.
AVI is committed to understanding the needs of rural India and its people at a time when India is changing and developing so quickly.
And here's the difference your donations can make...
Enabling the poorest in India to improve their standard of living, to promote access to basic services like water, education, justice and healthcare, and to support people in helping themselves out of poverty by acting on their rights.
Thank you for taking the time to read this page, any donation will be greatly appreciated by me and more importantly those living in rural India who will reap the benefit.
Thank you so much!
Sarah-Jayne xxx