Hi! I’m taking on a Kiltwalk to raise funds to help Fair Trade Stirilng's partners in the Karonga region of Malawi to set up youth enterprises, rebuilding young people’s lives after all the disruption of COVID. This follows on from the successful Make a Malawi Meal event in March when people met up online with Malawian cooks in Karonga. People heard the story of Abigail Mwangonde, a young single mother who has been one of the first women in Karonga to learn carpentry skills. She is now able to make chairs, beds and tables. With the money raised, she and young people like her will be able to attend a new learning centre and gain a trade qualification.Every penny I raise will be topped up by 50% thanks to the generosity of Sir Tom Hunter and The Hunter Foundation. Any donation you can spare will mean the world to me and my chosen charity. With a nod to The Proclaimers, we want to walk 8000 miles between us in small chunks, which would get us the equivalent distance of travelling from central Scotland to Malawi. Our Malawi partners were due to travel here last year and that sadly had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. If people let us know how far they have travelled for this event we will tot all the miles up and show how far we have got on the journey. And after the event, those who wish to can take part in an online chat with our Malawian friends. You can get in touch through our website.” You can find Fair Trade Stirling at www.fairtradestirling.org. The group can also be found on Facebook - search Groups for Fair Trade Stirling. The picture shows Abigail with a chair she has just made Thank you!