Hey all! 

 

So as most of you are probably aware, I'm travelling to Sri Lanka this summer to work at an elephant sanctuary. Before I go out, I wish to fundraise for the charity I will be helping out there: the Millennium Elephant Foundation. This charity relies on donations and volunteers to keep the organisation running. The charity aims to stop the Asian elephant from becoming extinct which is becoming more and more likely. 

Conflicts between Asian elephants and humans often occur because of habitat destruction. Sometimes there is not enough food in small forests to sustain elephants, so they look for the nearest source, which is usually the field of a local farmer. Humans do not consider elephants as good neighbours. When people and elephants live close together, elephants raid crops, and rogue elephants (aggressive male elephants during the breeding season) rampage through villages. The people living in these villages will then shoot the elephants out of fear because they regard them as pests.

This charity needs all the help it can get and in order to raise some money I have decided to run 10k (6.2 miles), which if you know me, is going to be a great challenge! Everything I raise goes straight to the charity, I have paid for my flights, accommodation, vaccines etc. myself. Any small donations (or large if your feeling generous) are greatly appreciated.

Muchos love,

Kerri