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A step into the unknown – The day after
Steve Redgrave famously said, “Anybody who sees me in a boat has my permission to shoot me”. Well running my first (and possibly only) marathon - that’s how I’m feeling today. 26.2 miles is a long way to run - far too long for any sane person. Gosh it was hard. For...
A step into the unknown – The London Marathon
When I signed up to run the London Marathon, I didn’t know exactly what I was committing myself to. In fact, there are many things that I still don’t know what to expect. This is my first time attempting to run anywhere near this kind of distance. Surely this is...
Win dinner in the sky at BT Tower’s Dining Club
How would you like to enjoy dinner for two in the revolving restaurant at the top of the BT Tower while looking out at incredible 360 views of London? This is truly a ‘money can’t buy’ experience. Standing at 620 feet tall, the BT Tower has been closed to the public...
Review of the year 2017
I’m delighted that we can still confirm that every penny we’ve ever been given by sponsors, donors and supporters has gone directly to the projects we are involved with. We’re able to do this because I commit 5% of my business income to the Foundation to cover those...
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE NAMIBIA – Training The Leaders Of The Future
Since we created the Anything is Possible workshop in 2012, we have run programmes in the UK with primary schools, secondary schools, and youth groups. And in 2014 we ran the same programme with our 62 sponsored students in Kenya. Our aim during these...
Eayan went to maths camp
Eayan studied at Namasoli Secondary School, near Mundeku in western Kenya, thanks to the support of his sponsor. Each year any student who achieves an “A” in their end of term exams, has the chance to go to a summer Maths Camp and Eayan was invited every year while he...
Valary’s story
Valary studied at Friends School in Tigoi – thanks to the generosity of her sponsor. She recorded this short video for us. She also wrote to us to express what this opportunity means to her: “I am writing this letter to appreciate you for giving me a scholarship so...
The Kari Challenge mountain biking event
The Kibera Cycling Club allows young people in the Kibera slums to learn and enjoy cycling and take part in outings beyond the Nairobi city boundary. A group comprising Esther, Eric, Gabby, Hillarioz, Jonty, Parsley, Victor, and Jeff were joined by Kevin, Ingrid and...
Effryne has always wanted to be an Architect
She completed primary school with a score of 349 out of 500 in her final exams. That’s an excellent result – good enough for a place in one of the best schools in Kenya. Despite her success, Effryne faced not going to secondary school. Her grades were clearly good...