Maria Conceicao has gone to unimaginable lengths and heights to raise funds in order to give underprivileged children from the Gawair slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh access to education.

She has risked frost bite in the bitter cold of the North Pole, scaled the intimidating Mount Everest, ran enough to earn 6 Guinness World Records and pushed herself far beyond what she thought she was capable of. She has surprised seasoned sportspeople with her quick progress and proven sceptics wrong with her determinism. 

She now attempts her toughest challenge yet in a desperate effort to raise vital funds, which will help keep 172 children in school. The woman, who learned to swim last year, will attempt (weather permitting) what is considered one of the hardest swims in the world: the English Channel - 32km in 15ºC water fighting the elements, jellyfish, fatigue and hypothermia. 

Please dig deep and give what you can for this amazing feat and help Maria educate children that should not be forgotten.