Hi! Many thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

What am I doing?

In the month of February I'll be taking part in the H2H charity bike ride.  As part of a small group of crazy people I'm going to be cycling 2000km (1250miles) from the capital Hanoi in the north of Vietnam, to Ho Chi Minh City in the south.  It's going to take us about a month, travelling through rice paddies and the mountainous central highlands at the hottest time of year.  It's required 5 months of training and, bearing in mind my considerable lack of sporting ability, it's going to be a massive challenge.

Why on earth am I doing it?

As a group we are aiming to raise $30 000 for Vietnamese childrens' charities.  From volunteering at charity projects around the city I have seen what a huge difference donations can make.

Where the money is going:

SCC was founded to help disadvantaged Vietnamese children to get an education and a fairer start in life. Its key activities include educational scholarships, building schools, vocational training

The 2012 H2H funds will support the following:
- Thang Long Vocational School, HCMC, is run by SCC in partnership with the local Government and currently has around 300 children between the ages of 12 and 19 who either cannot or do not attend mainstream public school and are directly affected by poverty. The school offers training in IT, hairdressing, office administration, English and opportunities to pursue photography, art, motorbike repair, florist training, accounting and hospitality.
H2H funds will be supporting this vital ongoing work, creating opportunities, choices and brighter futures.

- School scholarship urgent support fund. SCC currently enables around 3000 children to have access to school by providing the resources they need for themselves and their families. The urgent support fund provides extra support to the poorest of these children in the event of a crisis or special need. The funds will support school materials, bicycles to get to school, family provisions, uniforms, reading glasses, wheelchairs, extra tuition, whatever is needed to ensure they can maintain their schooling and learn to their full
potential.

Many many thanks for your help.

Much love, Kirsty x

 

 

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