Matthew Lewin
Matt's Bournemouth Half Marathon
Fundraising for Afghanaid
Story
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I haven't ran a half marathon before, even though my wife to be Claire has! So I reluctantly signed up with her to run my local half and I thought it would motivate me to run for charity. So I have chosen to run for AfghanAid, a charity close to my heart.
Having seen first hand the poverty in Afghanistan, I want to help do something about it and AfghanAid do just that. Despite conflict since the 1980's, AfghanAid has never left Afghanistan and now employ over 400 people in Kabul. They work alongside Afghan people living in poverty to enhance their opportunities and capabilities, so they can achieve sustainable economic and social development. So far they have helped ONE MILLION AFGHANs.
£5 provides a woman with 8 chickens for her family |
£12 provides a loud speaker to act as an early warning system in the event of an emergency or disaster |
£18 purchases a first aid box for a school |
£30 buys 10 books from a children's resource centre library and increases the general knowledge of Afghan children in the community |
£70 buys a hand operated sewing machine, table and material to provide tailoring training for one woman which enables her to earn a regular income |
£100 allows six women to start a small home based enterprise |
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