On the 9th October I will be taking part in the Spartan Beast Half Marathon Challenge in East Sussex (30 obstacles and 21k!) to raise money and awareness for the Connect Planet Foundation in stopping the destruction of the Rhino population in South Africa. 

Just ten years ago there were over 10,000 Rhinos within Kruger National Park... a decade later and their combined total is thought to be around 3,500. That is a population decline of 70% in the space of ten years. 

Gone in a lifetime, poached for nothing more than the keratin horn on its head; a horn with no medicinal value whatsoever but is now worth more than gold!

Connected Planet foundation are working to connect some of the poorest communities in South Africa to the wildlife around them, by funding a range of immersive conservation trips for local schools. The aim being, to build a lifetime bond between the children and the natural world  so that they grow up wanting to protect wildlife rather than kill it. 

Your donation will allow many children to go on these trips and create the next generation of conservationists.