Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

During the Christmas break I'll be walking 80km across the arid, war-torn, desert plains of Iraq over the course of three days to raise money to bring light into 4,000 homes in villages around Iraq. Walking in the daytime with the scorching desert sun bearing down upon me and in the evenings resting in makeshift tents when the blistering cold takes over and temperatures rapidly plummet, this task will not be easy.

The money you sponsor will bring light into homes in villages around Iraq who currently have no access to electricity. The lighting of their homes will enable families to be safer in the dark, avoid inhalation of diesel fumes indoors, burns due to naked flames and allow children to study after dark. Below is a breakdown of how far your money could go

 - £150 helps in fabrication and maintenance of one solar lantern in a poor rural household

 - £300 pays for the installation and maintenance of one fixed solar lighting unit in a rural non-electrified household

 - £600 trains 4 people to install and maintain solar panels for households in 6 months

So please dig deep and donate now.