Why We're Running

With just two weeks to go till the official Launch of Love Running 2012, it's now time to unveil the official charities that we're raising money for.

Love Running sets out to help ordinary people get fit, get friends and change the world by raising money for three distinct areas - the poor, the oppressed and the needy.

A third of the money we raise will once again go to our long term partnership project in Zimbabwe. Since Love Running was launched we've supported a World Vision area development programme in one of the poorest parts of Zimbabwe. It's now the biggest programme of its kind in the country and we are the sole supporters.

The second third of the money is going to provide clean water and sanitation to a community of 6,000 people in rural Uganda. Currently young girls are forced to walk for 3-4 hours a day to collect water, leaving them vulnerable to injury, rape, disease and a disrupted education. We believe it is unjust that 900 million people worlwide have no access to clean water, with the result that 5,000 children die each day. We want to do something about it.

The final third is going to support the needy in our own city. We're raising money for CLIC Sargent, an organisation that cares for children with cancer. We're also going to give money to a collection of 6 local community charities, caring for the homeless, disadvantaged young people and the most vulnerable members of our society.

So that's why we're running. We're running because we want to provide for the orphan, to give water to the thirsty and to show care to the needy.

We're running because we love.

Find out more about the Love Running causes here.