Thank you for all of your support as we completed the Tour de Timor. It was simultaneously gruelling (4,000m of elevation gain) amazing (the scenery was phenomenal) and encouraging (the people were fantastic, lining the roads and cheering for the whole length of the 450k race).

 

We'd like to thank all of the people who gave, to support the Alola Foundation, a local women’s charity. More information abour the race and the charity are below - we hope that if you haven't yet donated (or even if you have) you will help support this worthy cause.

Thanks.

Tyler, John, Erick and Achim.

 

The Alola Foundation works with women and children in Timor-Leste in the areas of maternal and child health, education, economic development and advocacy. Alola is the name of a young East Timorese girl who was kidnapped by a militia leader during the violence in 1999. The Foundation does great work, and we’re proud to sponsor them.

·         Alola: http://www.alolafoundation.org/

·         Timor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timor, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tt.html

·         Tour de Timor: http://www.tourdetimor.com/

·         The Race Route: http://www.tourdetimor.com/Race-Route.php

JustGiving’s blurb: Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

And just in case you’re wondering, Timor is here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=dili,+timor-leste&sll=-6.224009,106.804576&sspn=0.012969,0.024633&g=senayan&ie=UTF8&ll=-11.523088,128.408203&spn=63.974493,113.994141&z=4&iwloc=A