What?!

'Izzy? Running 21 kilometres voluntarily? Pigs will fly first!' you might be thinking. But I promise, that's exactly what I'm going to be doing a month from now - to help raise money for my old secondary school's partner institution in Uganda.

About the Schools

The Herts and Essex High School and Eden High School have been partners since 2001 - I had the privilege of watching this relationship grow and develop throughout my seven years at Herts and Essex from 2007-2014. Eden High School provides amazing educational opportunities to its students - many of whom attend on scholarships - as well as enriching the wider community.

Eden High School isn't a huge charity - they rely on small-scale fundraisers and personal donations like this one. The benefit of this is that unlike bigger charities, it's easy to see exactly where your money is going. Here are some of the ongoing projects around the school which this fundraiser will help finance...

-The main project at the moment is construction of a new classroom block to replace an old wooden structure which is falling down. Eden has 400 students now and insufficient space to teach them. The bricks have been made but there is still a lot of construction to do.

-There is always a need for mosquito nets for the boarding students since they become worn and holes develop.

-The need for food is ongoing. 2 years of drought (some rain but less than usual) has pushed up food prices... as has the massive influx of refugees from South Sudan.

About the Race

I'm running the Oxford Half Marathon - my first 10k+ race, and my first ever half marathon! - on 8th October 2017. Because I've never attempted a race so long before, I'm not setting myself a time limit... if I manage to cross the finish line I'll be elated.

It would mean the world if you'd consider giving me a morale boost in the form of a sponsorship! Your donation will be going towards an extremely good cause :)

Thank you!!

PS: If you're wondering: 'didn't you already have a crowdfunding page?'...Yes I did but I accidentally closed it early because I'm technologically illiterate. This is crowdfunding 2.0. Sorry!