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I am about to undertake a personal challenge challenge to cycle the length of France from Calais to Cannes in support of the DATUM Foundation. Four of us will set off from Calais on 24th September and hope to arrive in Cannes two weeks later, covering  about 1,200 kilometres in all and averaging 100 km a day. None of us are regular cyclists and we are all well past our peak of physical ability, so this trip will be a real challenge. We have already been training for three months and it's hurting!

DATUM's aim as a charity is to help poor and vulnerable children in the poorest regions of the world, targeting those in very greatest need. The cycle trip will be funded by us and DATUM do not charge any overheads. So all the money raised will go directly to their projects, including building and improving shelters, schools, and health facilities by providing clean water and toilets. 

We hope to raise £20,000 altogether and my personal target is £5,000. This is enough to build a new well, turn a basic earth-floored shed into a proper school building, provide classroom furniture and build toilets in one village in a remote part of Africa or Asia.  The money goes a very long way and will help to reduce the child mortality rate and educate children to create a sustainable future for themselves and their dependents. We've all seen the disasters that are happening in Africa today - this is a chance to start tackling the problem at source!

If you want to find out more about DATUM, please go to its website www.datumfoundation.org

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