Hello I'm Caitlin, I'm a first year student studying 'Forensic Psychology' at Nottingham Trent University and I love to explore new cultures and areas of the world. I also love exercising and a challenge, so this opportunity interested me so much!

In Autumn 2022, with my university I will be hiking for 6 days through the Andes towards Machu Picchu, a 2,430 ft mountain located in the Andes mountains in Peru. My climb is in aid of the Meningitis Research Foundation; a charity which aims to research and raise awareness of two serious diseases, Meningitis and Septicaemia. 

It's a common misconception that this money will all go towards my trip, however the money that I fundraise goes towards researching more into meningitis, which can help decrease the mortality rate in the future, some of my money fundraised will go to the following:

1. - £10 per month provides answers by testing eight teenagers for the presence of viruses
2. - £2,000 supports researchers delivering new vaccine trials 
3. - £8 per month gives 100 doctors tools to help diagnose meningitis 
4. - £20 helps alert 1,000 students the importance to meningitis vaccinations
5. £20 pays for support to a family that's been affected 

Shockingly, meningitis and neonatal sepsis are the second biggest infectious killer of children under the age of five on the planet, affecting more than 5 million people every year! They can kill you within 12 hours and are responsible for more deaths of children under 5 than malaria, measles, tetanus and AIDS combined. Meningitis Research Foundations work is providing better access to vaccines, health systems that can diagnose and treat children, and support to survivors of meningitis. Thanks to your support they've pioneered a global roadmap, bringing together global expertise to defeat meningitis by 2030. Its time to make meningitis a global health priority, you can do this today by donating using the give now button.