Oliver Style

Oli Style's mountain marathon fundraiser for Concern America

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Mountain marathon of Montseny - Maratón de montaña de Montseny, 10 November 2013
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[English here, Español abajo]

On Sunday November 10th, I ran my first marathon- a mountain marathon- in the hills of the Montseny, near Barcelona, over a distance of 42 kilometres with a total climb & descent of 5400m. You can see the route hereAfter 2 months of training, it took me 7 hours and 7 minutes to finish. It was an amazing experience- the last few kilometres were tricky, but I really enjoyed it (no joke!) I ran to raise money for the projects I worked on in Latin America with the NGO Concern America. 

If you'd like to support the projects, you can make a donation here, and help me reach my target by this Xmas!

The funds are going towards renewable energy and water projects in Mexico, Colombia and Guatemala. These are projects I know well and they are really worth supporting. The focus is on training people to build their own water systems, fuel-efficient cooking stoves, and off-grid solar systems for powering rural health posts. You can see a copy of my last report on the projects here.

- £ 20 pays for a tap that supplies clean water to a family for 2/3 years.

- £ 50 pays for low-energy DC light bulbs for an off grid solar system.

- £ 100 pays for a fuel efficient cooking stove for 1 family for the next 10 years.

- £ 250 pays for clean water supply for 1 family for the next 15 years.

- £ 500 pays for the solar panels that bring clean power to a rural health post.

Thanks to all of you who've supported up to now, whether morally or financially!

In solidarity, Oli.

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El domingo 10 de Noviembre, corrí mi primera maratón- una maratón de montaña- en el Montseny, cerca de Barcelona: un recorrido de 42 km con un desnivel total de 5400 m. Lo acabé en 7 horas y 7 minutos. Aqui puedes ver la ruta. Fue una experencia increible- duro por momentos, pero la disfrute mucho. Corrí para recaudar fondos para los proyectos con los que trabajé en México, Guatemala y Colombia, con la ONG Concern America.

Si quieres apoyar esta inciativa, puedes hacer una aportación aqui. Ayudame a alcanzar otra meta: ¡llegar a los € 8.000 antes de Navidad!

Los fondos se destinarán a proyectos de energía renovable y agua potable en México,  Colombia y Guatemala. Son proyectos que valen la pena apoyar, donde se capacita a la gente para que ellos mismos construyan sus propios sistemas de agua, cocinas mejoradas e instalaciones solares para tener energía eléctrica. Aquí puedes ver una copia de mi último informe.

- 20 € es lo que cuesta una llave de agua para una familia

- 50 € pagan las bombillas eficientes para un sistema solar

- 100 € es el coste de una estufa eficiente de leña para una familia, que dura unos 10 años

- 250 € asegura un suministro de agua potable para una familia durante 15 años

- 500 € cubre el coste de los paneles solares para electrificar un puesto de salud rural

Muchas gracias a tod@s l@s que habeís apoyado hasta ahora, si moral o economicamente. 

Un abrazo solidario, Oli.


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