<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">Thanks for taking the time to visit&nbsp;our JustGiving page.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">Less than a week to go! 'Tapering' is occuring and legs are being rested! Please keep giving, we need your support to help us make it over finish line! </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">5 weeks til the big day!! Our training is stepping up a gear as we prepare for the race. Injury has been a common theme but frequent visits to physios (now very close friends!)&nbsp;are helping getting us in shape. The thought of completing it is now looking more and more possible - we think! </span> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">Sierra Leone</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;"> is a beautiful country located in heart of West Africa. The country and it's people have experienced turmoil in recent years as a ten year civil war tore the country apart. Sierra Leone currently has an adult literacy rate of just 41%, however, for women, this figure is even lower. Education West Africa is a small&nbsp;charity which raises money to&nbsp;give&nbsp;the children of West Africa, specifically Sierra Leone, the opportunity to access education, which will in turn provide them with a opportunities to make choices in their future lives. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">The charity is currently running 2 project; the uniform scheme provide children with a passport to education, due to the fact that a children only needs a complete uniform to be admitted into a school; and a furniture project which is replacing unsafe, unsuitable and sometimes non existing&nbsp;desks and chairs&nbsp;to allow the children to learn in a more suitable environment. Both project employs local trades people (tailors and carpenters) to make the uniforms and desks allowing the whole community to benefit from the projects. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">We are hoping to complete this&nbsp;half marathon&nbsp;as a real challenge for ourselves and at the same time, hopefully we can help a very worthwhile cause.&nbsp; new shoes have bought, running tunes are being selected ... we will keep you posted on our progress! Please see below a little information about how your money will be spent:</span></p>