From couch to 10K on 28th October,  I'm running for Food for Life, Vrindavan (FFLV), a charity which has focused on the education and empowerment of girls since 1991. The girls in the charity's care are either vulnerable to exploitation, forced to beg, in dangerous labour or married off as children, as their families do their best to put food on the table.  The recent floods in Mathura have also meant reparation work is needed for their homes and the school. 

Only just over 20 percent of girls between the ages of 15 and 19 in India will have completed 12 years of schooling  (Statista). 

So much inequity and so much untapped potential. Please spur me on and give whatever you can for these aspiring girls.  We've visited , supported the organisation in the passed and have seen the good work that they do. A little goes a long way in this school. THANK YOU  🙏🏽

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From FFLV's website: "The charity was formed 30 years ago by the founders with the primary objective of educating young girls. In India, especially in rural areas, girls are considered a liability. A girl's education is not a priority. As soon as a girl reaches puberty, the parents will marry the young girl without her consent in an arranged marriage.

The primary aims and objectives of FFLV are to educate the poor girls in Vrindavan, empowering them to transform their lives and take their families out of the vicious cycle of poverty.

An educated girl becomes integral to the social fabric; her learning and skills break the historical cycle of ignorance. A street kid growing up begging. The suffering is unimaginable, and ignorance and delusions make up their living habitat. She has neither confidence nor hope. Her life and the lives of those around her are ruined. A social curse which is perpetuated generation after generation.

FFLV runs three schools giving free education to more than 1800 girls from kindergarten to inter-college. The girls are educated to 12th grade at our premises. University fees and scholarships are provided by the charity, and constant review and mentoring of the girls is undertaken by the charity until they graduate.

Education is the key to their liberation. Please empower these young girls and send them to school." 

https://fflv.org/causes/a-school-with-a-difference/