Charities
We're taking sustainable living personally. We want to spread and share good ideas - from cycling to free-cycling; from free-range to fair trade - and create social and environmental change through our everyday lives.
AfriKids is a grass roots child rights organisation working to improve life for Ghana's most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Our philosophy is to: * Listen to what a community knows it needs * Empower them to make the necessary changes themselves * Ensure absolute sustainability Afrikids work ranges from the more traditional children's project including foster homes, schools and street child centres to more groundbreaking initiatives which tackle complex cultural issues including child trafficking, child labour and the spirit child phenomenon. Rather than spreading out work across a continent or focusing on a single 'headline' issue, AfriKids has invested time and resources in making real and fundamental change to the society and economy of one region. By doing this AfriKids has uncovered the extraordinary passion and ability of the local people there and is achieving something unique; genuine sustainability.
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Brake the Cycle's Land's End to John O'Groats
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Hello and welcome to Brake the Cycle, a brand new social enterprise empowering young people and inspiring sustainable living through adventure.
This spring a team of some of the UK’s most inspirational young people will be joining us for an epic End to End adventure! That’s right folks, these relentlessly positive individuals - these fearless gladiators with kind hearts and pretty faces - will be cycling the length and breadth of the British Isles.
We'll be supporting two fantastic charities with our efforts, both of whom are exceptional in their relevant fields:
AfriKids is a Ghanaian grassroots charity, recognised in 2010 by the Third Sector Excellence Awards and the Charity Times Award for Social Enterprise of the Year. They have financed and delivered sustainable child rights projects in Ghana’s most vulnerable regions, founding a variety of local businesses, including a medical centre, an eco-lodge and several ethical trade programmes.
The Otesha Project UK is a youth-led charity, challenging young people to help create a greener, cleaner, fairer world. At the heart of the Otesha Project you’ll find a two-wheeled revolution. Every summer, young teams cycle across the UK inspiring our next generation and helping them to start their own projects, whilst performing the Otesha play, running workshops and generally making the world a better place.
Recent donors
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The Nicholson family £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 11.07.11 Well Done Richard and the team! |
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Craig Ryder £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 29.06.11 Well done Chrissie! |
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David Shortt £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 27.06.11 |
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Christina Bartkowiak £135.00 18.06.11 various cash donations |
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David Weston Pierce and Geoff Lott £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 16.06.11 Thanks to Geoff Lott and David Weston Pierce, two wonderful hosts and generous souls our End to End team met in St Michael's Church, Shropshire - en route to John O'Groats! |
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Amy £640.00 (+ £160.00 giftaid) 16.06.11 A little late paying this in but what a fantastic night! |
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Anonymous £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 15.06.11 |
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Anonymous £150.00 (+ £37.50 giftaid) 14.06.11 |
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john henshaw £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 10.06.11 well done everyone |
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Stefan Bartkowiak £350.00 (+ £87.50 giftaid) 10.06.11 Well done everyone. When I rescued some of you from Petworth on your trial run I did think that some of you might not make it but I'm glad I was wrong. Where to next????? |
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penny turner £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 10.06.11 Sorry this is a bit late but well done for the huge effort and for the money raised so far.... |
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Sarah Curnow £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 10.06.11 Well done! |
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Martin Blundy £342.00 (+ £85.50 giftaid) 09.06.11 An array of cash donations to blundy |
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Mum, Nans and Quita £55.00 (+ £13.75 giftaid) 09.06.11 Various cash donations |
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renuka fernando £20.00 09.06.11 excellent work ari x ren |
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Josh Torok £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 09.06.11 Awesome effort. I still can't believe you went all that way. Congrats to you and your team :) |
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Tessa Fast £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 07.06.11 Well done Chris and the team + a great cause x |
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D & M & Eileen B £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 06.06.11 Well done Georgious |
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Peter and Will and Caro £70.00 (+ £17.50 giftaid) 05.06.11 Will and Caro and Peter Labey |
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Charlotte £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 04.06.11 yay, well done psycho cyclists!! end to end, done!! |
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J Reid £80.00 (+ £20.00 giftaid) 02.06.11 Sara depos |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 31.05.11 Well done! x |
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Fred £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 31.05.11 Well done Rossi Boy. Lucky somebody new the way! |
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Peter Labey and Will and Caro £70.00 (+ £17.50 giftaid) 26.05.11 Will and Caro and Peter Labey |
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FITZSIMMONS £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 26.05.11 |
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John F-C £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 26.05.11 Nice one Ross - try downhill next time. |
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claire de gruchy £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 26.05.11 Keep up the good work :) x |
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Forest Spirit £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 25.05.11 Ad em. |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.05.11 Good to know that the sturdy thighs also serve an altruistic purpose. Well done you! x |
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James £15.00 (+ £3.75 giftaid) 18.05.11 |
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Katy £15.00 (+ £3.75 giftaid) 18.05.11 Thanks in advance for a lovely dinner Matt! :) |
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James Fog £33.33 (+ £8.33 giftaid) 18.05.11 Good work guys - hope all saddle sores have healed! |
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Emma Buckmaster £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 15.05.11 Well done! |
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Liam £22.50 15.05.11 well done Ari! |
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Pete Cranston £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 13.05.11 Great effort mate! |
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Dan Sheinwald £40.00 (+ £10.00 giftaid) 13.05.11 good luck! |
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Nicky and Malcolm McAllister £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.05.11 Hello Georgie, well done, I've done Ross as well! |
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Nicky and Malcolm McAllister £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.05.11 Well done Ross, I've done Georgie as well! |
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Anonymous £90.00 (+ £22.50 giftaid) 13.05.11 Money for Georgie |
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Susie Horne £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 12.05.11 Well done Chrissie and everyone else. |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 12.05.11 Well done, Joe and all End to Enders. A great achievement!! Valerie Y. |
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James and Laura £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 11.05.11 Well dine Chrissie.Whatever next?? xx |
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Emma Jarvis £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 11.05.11 |
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Anna Dixie £15.00 (+ £3.75 giftaid) 10.05.11 The extra £5 is because you did it in board shorts and not padded pants. Good effort Blundo xxx |
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babs £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 09.05.11 well done sir |
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Ruthy Elbow £40.00 (+ £10.00 giftaid) 09.05.11 go mr hardy. proud of you :) |
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Anonymous £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 09.05.11 |
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Pat Newman £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 09.05.11 Well done. x |
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Patrick Fisher and Simon Ronan £40.00 (+ £10.00 giftaid) 08.05.11 |
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O'Connell family £70.00 (+ £17.50 giftaid) 08.05.11 Good job everyone. |
