{"id":22730,"date":"2025-06-02T17:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/?p=22730"},"modified":"2025-06-09T17:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:37:39","slug":"peak-performance-greggs-fundraising-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moneyformadagascar.org\/fr\/peak-performance-greggs-fundraising-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"(English) Peak Performance: Gregg’s Fundraising Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

D\u00e9sol\u00e9, cet article est seulement disponible en English<\/a>.<\/p>

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\"\"A supporter of Money for Madagascar is set to walk 100km (62 miles) through the Peak District later this month, to raise money for our work providing Malagasy men, women and children a platform from which to overcome poverty and food shortage, and protect their vibrant, vital, natural environment.<\/h4>\n

Gregg Smith is hoping to raise \u00a3500 with his walk, which will take two days on 28-29 June this year.<\/h4>\n

He says: \u2018I first visited Madagascar in 2014, and after spending around six months volunteering and travelling there, I fell completely in love with the place \u2014 and its wildlife.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\u2018Anyone who knows me knows I love animals, and Madagascar is an animal lover\u2019s dream: over 90 per cent of its species are \"\" found nowhere else on Earth, including more than 100 species of lemur. (My favourite is the Verreaux\u2019s sifaka)<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\u2018But unfortunately, Madagascar is also one of the world\u2019s poorest countries.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\u2018More than three quarters of the population live in extreme poverty. Half of all children suffer from stunting due to malnutrition. One in ten children don\u2019t reach their 10th birthday.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\"\"\u2018And while its biodiversity is extraordinary, it\u2019s also under severe threat. More than 80 per cent of Madagascar\u2019s forests have been lost due to illegal logging, mining, and widespread deforestation \u2014 often by people who simply have no other way to cook, farm, or survive.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\u2018This rapid loss of habitat means many species, like the Verreaux\u2019s sifaka, are now critically endangered.<\/em><\/span>\u2019<\/h4>\n

After his first visit to Madagascar, Gregg wanted to do something to help. He found us.<\/h4>\n

Since then, he has volunteered with us on a number of occasions.<\/h4>\n

He said: \u2018MfM does so much to support people and the environment, including providing shelter and care for orphaned and homeless children, supporting community-led forest conservation, responding to natural disasters with life-saving aid.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\u2018Shlepping 100km across the Peak District isn’t going to be easy. I can feel the blisters already.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\u2018But it’s nothing compared to the challenges facing Madagascar, nor the excellent work of MfM.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\u2018A donation to support me \u2014 no matter how small \u2014 would mean a LOT. It would not only keep me going on the walk but will directly fund MfM to continue their life-saving work in Madagascar. Thank you.<\/em><\/span>\u2019<\/h4>\n

To find out more, and make a donation, visit: https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/page\/gregg-walks-for-madagascar?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL&utm_campaign=015<\/a><\/h4>\n

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