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In August 2015 myself and my friend Emma will be trekking to the roof of Africa to raise awareness, money and support for the Meningitis research foundation. 

Our aim is to raise over £2000 for this charity before we depart in August to trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Throughout the rest of the year we will be taking part in many fundraising events.

Meningitis is the inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal cord. Every day nine people will contract this disease, 1 in 10 with die and a further 2 will be left with life altering side effects such as deafness, brain damage and multiple amputations.

Any money that is donated will help fund the genome project where strains of N.Meningitis can be isolated and become available in the genome library for people to investigate to determine the genetic blueprint and entire DNA sequence which will help in answering important questions such as how to create an effective vaccine? and what will kill this disease?

Meningitis also have 17 other active research projects, they had made many advances in prevention, detection and treatment of meningitis and septicaemia.

Thank you for your generosity :)