Please note, if you would like to make a donation to this cause, please check out our new/official Campaign page here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/nickyfundraising

https://workneh.org.uk/

Yes Gang! This will be my 5th Challenge. So far we have raised around £13,000 from the events and challenges which is AMAZING!! It's been such an enjoyable journey with you thus far below is a round up of where we are at!

Event 1. Classes at Boxx 7th August 2021

Challenge 1. Paris Marathon 16th October 2021

Event 2. Classes at KXU 11th/12th June 2022

Challenge 2. Climb the 3 highest peaks in the UK in 24 hours 2nd July 2022

Event 3. Charity club night at Luna Bar 15th October 2022 to get the Community together

Event 4. Classes at KXU ft Ali Mack 4th February 2023

Challenge 3. The London Marathon 23rd April 2023(deferred to 2024)

Event 5. Charity Cycle KXU 18th March 2023

Event 6. Mixed Partner Tri Relay at KXU 8th July 2023

Challenge 4. Top 3 placing at the London Olympic Tri Relay 6th August 2023 with Robyn & Rich (finished 7th)

Event 7. Charity classes at Boxx 9th September 2023

Event 8. Fundraising Party at Rowans Friday 3rd November 2023(pending...)

Challenge 5. Riding indoor spin bike for 14 hours non stop open till close at KXU(pending...)

Workneh Dechasa was born in Malkaa Dhagaa-Gudar in the Oromia region of Ethiopia in 1960. He spent most of his working life in Camden supporting refugee children access education and cope with life in London.

Workneh planned that, when he retired, he would build a school in his home village. Sadly, in the summer of 2017 he was diagnosed with cancer and on 13th May 2019, his brave struggle with the disease, was lost. In his memory, his widow, Aster and son Yadata have committed themselves to realising Workneh’s ambition to establish a good quality elementary school in Guder.

Workneh was a very special person who made many friends in his life; twelve of those friends who now live in the UK, Belgium, Norway and the USA as well as those still in Ethiopia, are in the process of forming a charity Workneh Dechasa Education Foundation. They plan to raise £100,000 by sponsorships and fundraising events, and a sister charity in Oromia will cooperate with the education authorities there, to build and run the school.

My parents worked with Workneh and our family and his became friends; his loss was so tragically unfair. Workneh was a lovely human and I would like to contribute to this project in his memory.

Thank you all so much for your support!

Nicky x