Michael Chilman

Micky and Rob do Ride Africa Take 5

Fundraising for Child.org International
£18,227
raised of £4,000 target
Event: Ride Africa: Mara Calling November 2024, from 9 November 2024 to 16 November 2024
In November 2024, a group of brilliant fundraisers will cycle 500km across Kenya to raise money for Child.org; a charity working to support mums and babies in Kenya with life-saving healthcare and information.

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This November 80 top cyclists plus me and Rob, will be taking part in the Ride Africa Kenya: Mara Calling challenge from Lake Nakuru to the world famous Masai Mara National Park. This is going to be an absolute Ride Africa classic ride over 500km, and somehow on our 5th ride across Africa, this is going to be even more insane and ridiculously difficult than any of the others!! CHILD.org somehow manage to raise the bar on every ride that we do. Two years we cycled through National Parks with lions, elephants, hippos, giraffes, zebras, hyenas, water buffalo, plus a lot of other animals that wanted to kill us. This year we have a lot more to worry about including cheetahs which can definitely outrun us!! Plus those bloody hills that go on for ever, the extreme heat and humidity and my poor posterior which really doesn’t want to do another one of these challenges!!

So as in previous years we are all cycling in aid of the awesome charity that is CHILD.org, which has sustained and helped and cared for and saved the lives of thousands of children and mums and people in need across some of the poorest regions in Africa, and actually the poorest regions across the world. We work with pregnant women, communities and Governments to champion community-based solutions and keep mums and babies alive and healthy.

We've got lots of events planned to raise money, but if you can make any sort of donation it will make a huge difference and we will love you forever.

Thanks for listening, Micky and Rob

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About the campaign

In November 2024, a group of brilliant fundraisers will cycle 500km across Kenya to raise money for Child.org; a charity working to support mums and babies in Kenya with life-saving healthcare and information.

About the charity

Child.org International

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Child.org is a Nairobi-based, UK-registered charity working since 2007 to improve maternal and child health in Kenya via digital and community-based approaches. We work with pregnant women, new mums, communities and healthcare authorities to help keep mums and babies safe and healthy.

Donation summary

Total raised
£18,226.49
+ £1,848.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£8,054.49
Offline donations
£10,172.00

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