The Covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic effect with the cancellation of thousands of events and the loss of billions in income through fundraising events.

The Virgin Money London Marathon alone, which should have taken place on Sunday 26 April, is the world’s biggest one-day fundraising event, which raised more than £66.4 million for thousands of charities in 2019.

Many of these charities have had to reduce or stop services at a time when vulnerable members of society need them most; thousands of staff have been placed on furlough and many charities will not survive the next few months.

On the 26th April, I will be cycling 26km as part of the 2.6 challenge. All funds that I raise will be donated to the Haller Foundation and their efforts to tackle the spread of Covid-19 across Kenya. 

The funding will go towards:

* Educating communities on the disease itself and how best to safeguard, along with the lifestyle changes that will need to be implemented

* Sourcing masks, providing disinfectant and Haller handwash that we have produced and introducing hand-washing stations, which can be easily and freely constructed

* Providing testing kits (if possible)

* Providing free medication to help treat symptoms of the virus

* Providing a Tuk-Tuk to get community members to a local hospital for emergency treatment

* Distributing seeds to all farmers across our 50 communities and encouraging them to plant every available plot of land, as there will be significant pressure on food sources

* Ensuring our Farmer Trainers are fully versed in COVID-19 protection techniques

* Installing 8 new 5000 litre water tanks and 8 water pumps in communities in order to reduce congestion at wells