Sophie Ashton

Sophie's charity run

Fundraising for STAND

£270
raised of £150 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Leicester Marathon, on 25 October 2015
STAND

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 1158697
We Walk Together to support amputees across Africa

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Legs4Africa are a wonderful charity that have a mission close to my heart. They visit limb centres similar to where I work, collect unwanted prosthetic legs and send them to Africa to be fitted to an amputee.       

It is estimated over 5000 prosthetic legs are destroyed per year in the UK. It is very sad knowing many amputees are not fortunate enough to have a healthcare system like ours. I see first hand just how traumatic, both physically and emotionally going through amputation can be. To me it is a human right to walk and lead a independent life. 

Share this story

Help Sophie Ashton

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the charity

STAND

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 1158697
The World Health Organisation states that just 1 in 10 people with physical disabilities in the developing world have access to assistive technology. Legs4Africa addresses part of this deficit by providing equipment to societies where such equipment is either unavailable, or prohibitively expensive.

Donation summary

Total raised
£270.00
+ £45.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£270.00
Offline donations
£0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.