Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I have made it my personal objective to do something new and meaningful each year, something that would give me an opportunity to give back to society and to our environment through challenging myself beyond my comfort zone.

This expedition is an 80km trek for eight days with 30 other like-minded women, through Iceland’s dramatic landscape from lava fields, waterfalls and glaciers to spouting geysers and whale watching. This is something I have never done in the past and I am aware that this will be physically and mentally strenuous but I vow to push through it for myself, for my family and for the cause.

The objective is to increase awareness about environmental issues and to raise money to support the underprivileged women across Asia who are affected by climate changes. 

My expedition is entirely self-funded which means 100% of the funds raised will go towards UN Women UK.

Here are a few examples of how donations can help:

USD50 - Could provide a series of leadership and self-esteem workshops for women and girls to give them the skills and confidence to respond to climate risk challenges

USD500 - Could help us set up a livelihood project that empowers women business leaders in agriculture to manage their business in at-risk areas

USD1000 - Could allow us to work with governments to develop Post-Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNAs) to inform disaster recovery strategies and national disaster management planning.

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Thank you for your generous donations and I will aim to provide you with updates on my training and preparations for this expedition. 

Sincerely,

Pia Lopez