I am fundraising money for a 4-week trip to Uganda in the summer of 2021. Working through Camps International, I will be supporting local communities and wildlife projects. Many Ugandan citizens lack water security; more than 50% live below the poverty line; life expectancy is only 59-60. To impact these statistics, I will - among other things - build and improve access to schools and work to repair river banks.

Period poverty is also extensive in Uganda. More than 27% of young women stop school as soon as their period starts, and the rest have notable amounts of absence due to their periods. This is because of the awful water and sanitary hygiene facilities in the schools which causes many to fall ill and the lack of sanitary products which are both expensive and scarce in Uganda. For this reason, if my expedition falls through because of Covid or I raise any extra money, all proceeds will go to helping period poverty in both Uganda and the UK.

You can join my balloon race here: https://www.balloonrace.com/rebeccas