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Iʼve raised £2,285 to Help the Centre for Extremely Deprived Children (CEDC) at the Laikipia Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Nanyuki, Kenya & the BATUK Trust.
- Nanyuki, Kenya
- Funded on Saturday, 9th February 2019
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A small group of us who work with the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) are doing a 3 day multifaceted physical challenge with the aim of raising at least £1200. All proceeds will be split between two amazing causes within Nanyuki, Kenya, where we live.
Some of the funds raised will go to the Centre for Extremely Deprived Children (CEDC) at the Laikipia Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Nanyuki, Kenya. The CEDC houses 60+ children, all of whom have lived through what can only be described as hell and all are without parents or carers. Every child there has experienced hardship beyond comprehension and without CEDC, would be homeless or worse. Donations raised will go towards building a new abolitions block for the girls to give them their own privacy. Currently 60+ children share just 4 poorly maintained toilets and showers which is nowhere near enough.
All remaiming proceeds raised will go to the BATUK Trust. Its mission is to seek to improve the lives of those living in the communities in and around where BATUK operates.
The challenge
As Nanyuki is directly on the equator, it sees exactly 12 hours of sunlight every day so fittingly, 12 is the theme for this challenge.
Day 1 – Wed 9 Jan 19
Adventurous
To summit Point Lenana on Mount Kenya and back down. The snow-capped Point Lenana sits at 4985m (16,335ft) above sea level and is one of the highest peaks in Africa. The total elevation gained will be over 2000m and total distance covered will be in excess of 34Km, all within 12 daylight hours.
Day 2 – Thu 10 Jan 19
Sporting
For 12 hours, we’ll complete a 1200m swim followed by 12 holes of golf… Again, and again, and again until the 12 hours are up and the sun goes down.
Day 3 – Fri 11 Jan 19
Physical
Every 12th minute – for 12 hours, we'll all complete the following:
1200m cycle
12 press ups
12 abdominal crunches
12 burpees
12 box jumps
12 med ball slams
At 2000m (7000ft) altitude, sometimes even walking upstairs can leave you breathless!
Updates
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- 6 years ago
Roger Harnden
6 years agoMeet Joyce, none of the doors on their dorms are lockable which can lead to a lot of privacy issues between the boys & the girls as you can imagine.
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- 6 years ago
Roger Harnden
6 years agoThis is the kitchen. As you can see, there's no electricity and no ventilation.
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- 6 years ago
Roger Harnden
6 years agoThis is one of only 4 toilets used by all 70+ kids at the orphanage. None of the doors are lockable and as you can imagine, they get full really quickly and sometimes aren't emptied for weeks!
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72
Jodie & Tom
Feb 8, 2019
Super proud of you guys - better late than never! You have done such an amazing thing ❤️
£20.00
Pauline & Brian Press
Feb 5, 2019
£100.00
Tom Boyd
Jan 31, 2019
£20.00
BATUK WOs' & Sgts' Mess
Jan 21, 2019
Donation from the BATUK WOs' & Sgts' Mess - 21 Jan 19.
£50.00
Anonymous
Jan 17, 2019
£30.00
Mac
Jan 16, 2019
Get work Roger, Dad told me and knows me.. well done. Maybe catch up in Kenya at some stage as cover Kenya as part of my role.. Mac
£100.00
Sam Wilcox
Jan 14, 2019
Top work by all for a great cause. Well done everyone 👍
£10.00
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Roger Harnden
Nanyuki, Kenya
"ONLY 3 DAYS" 3 days of pain for us doing it, which pales into insignificance compared to the lifetime of pain for those we're doing it for! Doing the challenge: Roger Harnden, Jonny Bedford, Jack Halsey, Edward Forsyth, Chris Hattingh & Peter Wambugu.