Campaign by Story
DAY 3
Lovely clear and cool morning. Looks like it will be a scorcher!. Riding past Kasigau Mountain which Ben had always wanted to see up close.
Fabulous riding through stunning bush country,
The road behind Team Bombolulu with the Taitas far left of picture.
And then the road before us with the magnificent Kasigau Mountain in the centre.
Helen calls our team The Bombolulu Bombers! nice :)
Day 3 complete and another 86kms completed on a roasting hot day.
DAY 2
Up early for the adventures of Day 2.
Lovely view of elephants close to the road.
Fantastic roadside living!
Then heading towards Voi with low clouds over the Taitas.
Off road again and into one of the biggest sisal estates in Kenya.
Helen cycling through the sisal.
Looking back the way they have come.
Day 2 done and another 56kms completed. Wonderful view of elephants from the overnight stop at Hildana Lodge.
Well done Team Bombolulu!
DAY 1
Ben, Helen and Andrew set off to the beautiful scenery of Mawnzie on Mt Kilimanjaro with the cone peak of Kibo behind on the lower left of the photo. It looks to be part of the Mawenzie but is actually about 15kms behind.
Then kms of dirt tracks.
Keeping track :)
Salaita Hill was the scene of a WW1 battle between German and British forces
Cycling trough the Kenyan bush
After Tsavo West heading north on the tarmac with the Stairs Hills in the distance
At last, the end of day 1 with the last 10kms being brutal!
80kms completed
The aim
The aim is to raise £20,000 by undertaking this truly challenging event. This is the cost of food for all the children at The Bombolulu Educational Centre in Mombasa, Kenya for a whole year. A school for extremely poor, and often vulnerable, secondary age children. Their alternative to school is teenage marriage and pregnancies or menial work for the girls and possible street gangs and drugs for the boys. Please help to keep the children in school and fed. Hungry children cannot learn
Hopefully about half will be raised from Kenya and the other half from current supporters mainly, but not exclusively, in the UK.
HOPE
Without this school, these kids have no hope. No hope of realising their dreams. No hope of receiving food at all, let alone two nutritious meals a day. No hope of reaching their full potential. And these children dream big, they do have potential. With your help, they stand a chance of competing for jobs with children who go to schools that charge fees.
The challenge
Ben was born in the UK and, early in his career, was a teacher - later working for DHL in Kenya for 18 years. Although he has lived in Kenya for well over 30 years, the climate on this extreme challenge is going to be hard for him. The route travels through reserves and over hills for 5 days under the hot Kenyan sun. This is no walk in the park! Please support Ben in his crazy challenge as the kids need our help - they desperately need food.
Food
The cost of food has soared in Kenya in recent years, putting a strain on our budget. Core costs of the school are £60,000 per year, with food being a major factor. Your help to cover this cost would be very, very much appreciated.
If we are lucky enough to exceed our target, any additional funds will go towards purchasing the text books, exercise books and stationery that are so essential for the children to be able to learn. They too are a major part of our budget and your help would be very welcome indeed.
A pupil in her home - the poverty our children come from is extreme by any standards. This girl is the only child in her entire community that attends school. Please help us to give more children the chance of an education.
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