I've been able to see the brilliant work that COTN UK & Ireland do to support children in Sierra Leone on four different visits to the country. I've also heard wonderful reports of the work they are doing in Uganda, Malawi, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Working with national staff in each country, COTN wants to help raise children and young people who will transform their nations.

To care for these children holistically - helping with school education, healthcare, university and vocational training, social welfare and spiritual care - needs our financial support.

COTN is working to meet some very real needs in the lives of these kids and young people. I hope my miles of training and the 26.2 mile effort on 5th May will encourage you to donate even a couple of pounds to this brilliant charity.

PS if you want to make a donation, feel free to leave me a suggestion of something to add to my playlist and maybe yours will be the song playing as I cross the finish line! [please, please, make it a good one!]