While our world stopped turning almost one year ago, with us refocusing on our own problems and our relatives, war and misery remained the first reality of millions of humans on Earth.

COVID-19 and lockdown-announces in the news unfortunately conceal(ed) the increasing violence, rapes and attacks on civilians in Ethiopia, Yemen, Sudan, Syria... prompting young people and their families to flee crisis-ridden areas. In their journey to better beginnings in which they are exposed to detention, human trafficking and sexual exploitation, they are also often prisoners of borders that remain closed in an effort to contain COVID-19. They are left at even greater risk of harm, caught between the homes they have fled and an uncertain future.

In addition, since it disrupted food supply chains, the pandemic also accelerated the risks of famine, overwhelming nations already weakened by years of conflict.

What

We are running the 2021 Royal Parks Half Marathon. We will be fundraising for UNICEF, which we chose for its wide extent of action, and the many battles it leads worldwide for gender equality, a fair life for everyone, and most of all children rights.

Help us smash their fundraising target (min. £800/ €900 - Max.: reach for the stars ;)). Your donation will make a difference. To give you an idea, £400/€450 in sponsorship could provide a month’s supply of life-saving peanut paste to bring 17 malnourished children back to health...!

N.B.: The minimal target reach is 80%, must this target not be reached or the be event cancelled, the money will still be donated to UNICEF.

N.B. 2: It’s important we each reach £400 to be both allowed to run

N.B.3: Donations can be made in € and in £

Imagine the huge impact of your help:

• 12p = a vaccination to protect one child from polio.

• £5 = a snug blanket to keep a baby warm in a hospital, day-care centre or refugee camp.

• £10 = exercise books, pens, pencils, textbooks and other school things to support the education of a child for a whole year.

• £19.50 = mosquito nets to protect 7 families from deadly malaria.

• £106 = a sturdy bike for a child to travel to school so that they don’t miss out on their education.

• £136 = a school-in-a-box containing school equipment for 40 children to continue with their education during an emergency or natural disaster.

• £257 = water pump to provide clean, safe water to a school or a whole village or community.

• £1,063 = a temporary school or health centre for children who have survived a natural disaster, war or displacement to have a safe space to learn and play or receive medical care.

Contributions

• < €/£ 10: a huge thank you !

• €/£10 - 24: your name on our t-shirts

• €/£ 25 - 34: your name on our t-shirts + arms

• €/£ 35 - 44: An invitation for a drink

• €/£ > 45: An invitation for a dinner

Targets:

• €/£ 640: We reached the minimum, thank you !

• €/£ 750: We wear fun socks

• €/£ 800: We reached our target – we run with a cape

• €/£ 900: We wear a tutu with our cape

• €/£ 1000: We add a wig to pass the finish-line

• Every additional €/£ 50 (We will find out when we get there - if yo have target ideas feel free to share !)

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT !!!

Lucho and Ysa