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UPDATE 19/4/04 - I did it! So thanks for everyone's support (financial and moral), which carried me through. But please keep the donations coming - my few hours of pain are nothing compared to the perilous position of Burma's future:
Most of you who know me will be aware of my Burmese connections. My wife Nikki is Burmese and by sheer coincidence my father and aunt were born there while my grandfather was working in the Burma civil service.
But present day Burma is no romantic and exotic paradise. It is one of the poorest countries in the world with a collapsing infrastructure and with huge social problems. My focus for the marathon is education, something which is being denied in any meaningful way to millions of young Burmese. Schools and universities are heavily censored by the goverment and often closed. Prospect Burma is therefore investing in something vital for Burma: its future through the education of its young people. Aung San Suu Kyi, the nobel peace prize winner still under house arrest, actively supports the charity.
This website is an efficient way for me to raise funds for my marathon effort. If you are a UK taxpayer your donation will be increased by almost a third at no cost to you.
Both myself and Prospect Burma really appreciate your donation. It's a small charity so any amount will genuinely make a difference. However please try to give generously!
Many thanks Richard
Most of you who know me will be aware of my Burmese connections. My wife Nikki is Burmese and by sheer coincidence my father and aunt were born there while my grandfather was working in the Burma civil service.
But present day Burma is no romantic and exotic paradise. It is one of the poorest countries in the world with a collapsing infrastructure and with huge social problems. My focus for the marathon is education, something which is being denied in any meaningful way to millions of young Burmese. Schools and universities are heavily censored by the goverment and often closed. Prospect Burma is therefore investing in something vital for Burma: its future through the education of its young people. Aung San Suu Kyi, the nobel peace prize winner still under house arrest, actively supports the charity.
This website is an efficient way for me to raise funds for my marathon effort. If you are a UK taxpayer your donation will be increased by almost a third at no cost to you.
Both myself and Prospect Burma really appreciate your donation. It's a small charity so any amount will genuinely make a difference. However please try to give generously!
Many thanks Richard