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I am participating in the CARE International UK's Walkathon in order to raise funds for the Rapid Response Fund which enables CARE to provide fast, effective relief to people in need as soon as emergencies hit. Most currently the fund is being used inwhere torrential floods have affected an estimated fourteen million people and the situation is constantly evolving. Whole villages have been washed away. Many families are now left without shelter, clean water or food, and are also facing the risk of disease. With rains forecast to continue, the situation is likely to deteriorate. Thanks to the Rapid Response Fund, CARE International was able to respond within a few days.
What is the CARE Walkathon?
The walkathon is a 25km walking challenge along the riverside in Windsor. The route comprises mostly theThamespath and the Jubilee cycle path. It can be slightly muddy (depending on the weather) in places, but it is a non-technical flat walk.
Where will my money go?
All funds will support CARE’s Rapid Response Fund (RRF). Our RRF enables us to be amongst the first to respond when an emergency occurs. For example in an emergency like the Haiti earthquake, where 222,000 people were killed, as many as 1.3 million were left homeless and many women were forced to give birth in makeshift camps, your £100 could provide 20 mothers with newborn kits containing a receiving blanket, layette gown, cloth nappies, safety pins, bars of soap and socks.
- £3 could provide a shawl for a person in an emergency.
- £10 could provide a week’s worth of heating and cooking coal for a family in an emergency.
- £25 could provide 2 families with safe water kit (water container, jerri can, bucket, bathing soap, and laundry soap) in an emergency.
- £30 could provide a family hygiene kit.
- £32 could provide 2 families with a safe water kit.
- £49 could provide a family with a kitchen set including items like plates, cups, utensils, and cooking pots in an emergency.
- £64 could provide 5 families with an emergency survival pack.
- £159 could provide 14 families with high-energy biscuits.
How can you sponsor me and donate?
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: CARE International UK gets your money faster and, if you’re a taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
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