By cycling this distance I will be raising sponsorship money for the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and will be taking steps to build a brighter future for disadvantaged communities in developing countries.

AKF is a non-denominational, international development agency established in 1967 by His Highness the Aga Khan. Its mission is to develop and promote creative solutions to problems that impede social development, primarily in South and Central Asia and East Africa.

In every undertaking, the AKF’s overriding goal is to assist in the struggle against hunger, disease, illiteracy, ignorance and social exclusion. Central to all these efforts have been inclusive, community-based development approaches, in which local organisations identify, prioritise and implement projects with the Foundation’s assistance. Within this ethos, AKF focuses on four selected issues: health, education, rural development and the strengthening of civil society.

For further information about the Aga Khan Foundation please visit www.akdn.org/akf

The overheads of AKF are funded by His Highness the Aga Khan and from endowment income. All monies raised therefore go directly towards funding AKF’s programmes.

These projects have made a real difference to people’s lives, so please give what you can. Any donation – large or small – will help AKF to continue its fantastic work.