On Sunday the 6th of October I will be running the Kingston Half Marathon to raise money for a charity close to my family, Friends of Double Joy.

Double Joy is a children’s orphanage located in Kenya, founded by my grandma Mary in 1995.

Friends of Double Joy is run by volunteers in the UK, meaning all funds raised go directly to running the children’s home in Kenya!

“Double Joy Children's Farm aims to restore shattered childhoods and give hope for a better future.

Groups of siblings (3yrs. and over) with no other means of support, get play, schooling, health, friendship and a vocation.

We have 63 children at Double Joy Children's Farm and 55 more in secondary education. (May 2024)

Children stay until age 15, then leave for secondary school or training college and we support them for 3 more years.

Double Joy, a government registered children's home has 30 local staff, (excluding Mary Hinde, project initiator, who is self-funding).

Now in its 29th year, Double Joy depends on the generosity of the donors of Friends of Double Joy.”

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