Norfolk Runners off to West Africa for Street Child!!

Team fundraiser8 membersStreet Child
£17,375
raised of £15,000 target
by 320 supporters
Event: Sierra Leone Marathon & Cycle Challenge 2024, on 5 May 2024
The Sierra Leone Marathon is an award-winning, exhilarating challenge in rural Sierra Leone, West Africa. Providing the opportunity to become part of the Street Child story to ensure children are safe, in school and learning. It's more than a race!

Story

On the 30th April 2024, TEN of us Norfolk folk, aged from 13 - 60 (!!) are travelling together from Norwich to West Africa to take part in the Sierra Leone marathon for Street Child! We have connected via various churches across Norfolk, and share a passion to help the world’s most vulnerable.

Street Child was founded by a local Norwich family - the Dannatts. It is currently one of the fastest growing international children’s charities, and does a phenomenal job in making sure that children are safe, in school and learning - in some of the world’s toughest places. Street Child operates across 20 countries delivering vital child protection programming and education to children affected by conflict, natural disasters, emergencies and economic crisis.

Street Child needs our support! ALL funds raised by our group will go directly to the charity (not to pay for our trip, this is paid for by us privately). As well as running, we will visit some of the Street Child projects, witnessing first hand the impact of the charities work. Please consider donating and joining this exciting and important journey by lending your support!! This fundraising effort sends a message of love and encouragement from Norfolk. EVERY pound makes a difference, and every donation is a huge encouragement to our team!! Thank you so much!! 😊

Team members (8)

About the campaign

The Sierra Leone Marathon is an award-winning, exhilarating challenge in rural Sierra Leone, West Africa. Providing the opportunity to become part of the Street Child story to ensure children are safe, in school and learning. It's more than a race!

About the charity

Street Child

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Street Child's purpose is to see all children safe, in school and learning - even, and especially, in low-resource environments and emergencies. We work with an expanding network of 95+ local organisations for lasting impact in 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

Donation summary

Total raised
£17,374.93
+ £3,903.30 Gift Aid
Online donations
£16,849.93
Offline donations
£0.00

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