Recent Heart for Africa events

Following the success of 2020's November Challenge, we held another running event over the half term week in October/November 2021. 4 teams of supporters, including one team from Maerdy Community Primary School, successfully completed the challenge of a virtual run from Holyhead to Cardiff, following the Lôn Las Cymru cycle path (250 miles). Just before halfway the route passes through Machynlleth which also has links to Tanzania!

During November 2020, a team of 21 of Heart for Africa's supporters took on the Heart for Africa November Challenge to run/walk a team total of at least 1500 miles during the month! They were led by one of our trustees, Fiona Davies, who ran 1 mile on 1st Nov, 2 miles on 2nd Nov, up to 30 miles on 30th Nov, a total of 465 miles! Other team members set their own targets from 30 to 180 miles for the month, with Lucy Jones exceeding her 180 mile target to run 200 miles. The team absolutely smashed their target, running over 2100 miles in November and raising over £3000 for Heart for Africa! Massive thanks to all who ran and/or supported us, including the Cambrian Rugby boys who really got behind the challenge and raised around 20% of the total!

The success of this event ensured that we could continue our commitments to supporting children's education in Tanzania throughout 2021, despite reductions in other event income due to the COVID pandemic.