Throughout July, colleagues and teams from across The Economist Group are coming together to cover the diameter of the globe - that's 12,742 km - and raise money for The Economist Educational Foundation.

The Economist Educational Foundation helps young people to understand our complex world and build the critical thinking and communication skills they need to meet its challenges. It enables 9- to 15-year-olds to join high-quality classroom discussions about the news, and international conversations with each other and leading topic experts. We want to bring these conversations to more classrooms globally with your support.

Claire, Pete and Gareth are planning to swim, cycle and run 1000km per person across the month of July.

We appreciate your support!