I am proud to be running the London Marathon on April 21, 2024 while raising funds for Canon Collins Trust.

For the past 40 years Canon Collins Trust has supported education and social justice in southern Africa with a mission to build a network of effective, active leaders and organizations across the region who use knowledge and activism to build a more open and just society. To do this, they fund higher education scholarships for those who are committed to social change, and support organizations using the law to protect the rights of some of South Africa's most vulnerable and marginalized people.

Scholarships

Over the past 35 years they have supported more than 3,500 scholars from ten southern African countries. Among them are hundreds of teachers, lawyers, public health specialists, conservationists, engineers, political and business leaders, development workers, and scientists who are now leading change in their communities.

Legal Work

Through a partnership with the Legal Resources Centre, a leading South African public interest law firm, they support precedent-setting impact litigation on behalf of vulnerable people, promoting their basic rights to shelter, water and medical services. They also support Equal Education, a movement of learners, parents, teachers and community members working for quality and equality in South African education, through activism and litigation.

In the words of Nelson Mandela: Canon Collins Trust has worked tirelessly to develop southern Africans to be leaders in their fields by providing access to education. It is through this access to education that young people will realize their full potential to build better lives for all.

Please join me in supporting Canon Collins Trust. Click the Give Now button to help support the next generation of scholars, activists and change-makers working towards positive social development in southern Africa.