Hi All

As many of you know on April 1st I will be flying to Morocco to take part in the Marathon Des Sables. This is self-sufficient 250km race over 6 days in the Sahara desert. In addition to being a personal challenge I thought this would be a good opportunity to raise some money for two charities I care a lot about:

Caring for Cambodia: is educating a generation of Cambodian children today, to make a difference for Cambodia’s tomorrow. Their schools are safe, modern and technologically equipped. They train teachers, provide tools, and remove barriers to learning. We build Cambodian leadership to guide and sustain these schools, so that generations of CFC graduates can reach their highest potential and make valuable contributions to their community. In 2016 and 2017 I went to Cambodia with my colleagues from Tanglin to train school leaders. CFC does an amazing job of creating sustainable models of change that meet the needs of the Cambodian community.

Population Services International: Population Services International helps women live healthier and plan the families they desire. A large part of PSI’s work focuses on sexual and reproductive health and contraception, but they also are involved with HIV, malaria, water, sanitation and hygiene, and non-communicable diseases including diabetes, hypertension, and cervical cancer. Last year our book-club read Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates, this book really changed my understanding of how privileged we are as women to have access to contraception.

Thank you so much for your support! I'll let you know my bib number in case any of you want to follow my progress across the desert!