I’ll be doing the Three Peaks on 19-21 June on behalf of the charity of which I’m a trustee, Nuevas Esperanzas (www.nuevas-esperanzas.org)  There are so many reasons to sponsor me

-NE works in some of the poorest communities in the Western Hemisphere, with most living at the threshold limit of a dollar a day
-But there’s huge potential here, with better water, access, agricultural techniques and exploiting the  Telica area’s tourism potential to build really good livelihoods
-If you’re an environmentalist, check out the work NE is doing through sustainable farming and apiculture to reverse deforestation and monoculture
-If you’re a feminist, NE’s work on organic gardens and beekeeping in particular have enabled women to contribute independently to the family’s income
-if you like engineering, check out on the website the cool suspension bridges NE has built to pipe arsenic free water for the first time to Telica communities
-And if you like animals, no longer having to be ridden to springs for 4 hours a day thanks to NE’s rainwater harvesting is doing wonders for the community’s horses and donkeys

Alternatively, you may just feel (like Aileen) that I’m getting a bit fat and could do with the exercise

Whatever the reason, thanks for all your support!