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I'm running the South Wales 100 on 3rd to 5th June to raise money for Team Kenya, a small UK based NGO, founded in 2008, that works
in partnership with local Kenyan charities to educate girls, empower women and reduce extreme poverty in rural communities.

The race is 100 miles long, starting in Cardiff at 7pm on Friday 3rd
June and taking in the South Wales valleys and the Brecon Beacons,
racking up an ascent of 6,500 metres in total, so not for the faint
hearted. Aside from just finishing, my personal aim is to finish on
Saturday night without having to run through until Sunday morning and
missing out on 2 nights of sleep!

This is part of a collaborative fundraising effort organised by my employers Rakuten Marketing. We have over 100 staff divided into teams and each raising money for a specific Kenyan child. I'm part of Team Sharon so every penny raised will give her a better life. I'll report back to all of my supporters on how Sharon benefits from our efforts.

Since 2008, Team Kenya has built a strong relationship with the community of Ndhiwa, Western Kenya and the Ndhiwa Community Empowerment and Development Project (NCEDP). Team Kenya work in
partnership with NCEDP and together have transformed the lives of over 10,000 children and their families in Ndhiwa. Around the world over 66 million girls are out of school and women are unable to take their place as respected and equal members of society. Team Kenya believes that when a whole community works together, they can break the intergenerational cycle of poverty, especially when girls and women are given the same opportunities and rights as boys and men. The charities founder Val Wilson tells us “it’s not about prioritising girls over boys, it’s about creating a level playing field for all, so everyone, regardless of their gender, can contribute to lifting their community out of poverty”.

Right, time to get eating cakes and chocolates for the next 3 weeks, need the carbs, or at least that's my excuse.