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I am supporting and raising funds for the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres. This charity is a global movement with over 35,000 staff across 70 countries. Their sole aim is to provide lifesaving medical care to people caught up in conflict. They can do this because they are independently funded, with 100% of their support for work coming from individual or private donors. This independence means that the teams can explain to everyone - from patients to politicians to local warlords- that they are not working on behalf of any government or other interest. Medical Son Frontiers often hits the headlines when an emergency dominates the news, such as an earthquake, tsunami or war. But they constantly deliver humanitarian aid projects – from disaster response to long-term medical programmes – which stretch over many decades. Their teams are made up of doctors, nurses, midwifes, logisticians, coordinators and support staff. Their teams see millions of patients every year, whether or not we hit the headlines.

They can respond to emergencies extremely quickly. When a devastating earthquake hit Haiti in 2010 their teams treated the first casualty within minutes.They already had staff in the country and they immediately helped victims of the disaster, despite damage to all of our medical facilities, as we geared up for a full emergency response. Even if they are not active in a country we can deploy within hours. MSF has developed pre-packaged disaster kits, including a complete surgical theatre, an obstetrics kit and an inflatable hospital. These kits are now used as models by emergency relief organisations worldwide.

To raise money for this charity and to provide some of expedition equpiment, I along with 5 other girls from school will be walking the Camino de Santiago or as its known in English, ‘The Way Of St James’ pilgrimage from Sarria to Santiago de Compostella; a journey of approximately 120km at the end of March next year. This will involve walking 20km per day for 5-days stopping at different hotels and hostels along the way for the night. We will also be walking this pilgrimage with 15 Dutch Students, 15 French students and 15 Spanish Students as part of the Erasmus+ programme.

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