(English) Peak District Challenge Completed

Miala tsiny fa tsy mbola misy amin’ny teny malagasy ity lahatsoratra ity.

A Money for Madagascar supporter has raised hundreds of pounds to hep us work with Malagasy men, women and children, with a 100km (62 mile) hill-trek.

Gregg Smith completed the timed hike through the UK’s Peak District on 28-29 June, and thanks in part to your help, raised £626, well above his original target of £500.

He said: ‘The challenge was gruelling – my feet have only just returned to normal after all the blisters – but incredible at the same time. It was such a nice change from the daily grind to have nothing to do but walk for two whole days. And being the Peak District, the scenery was stunning. The weather was perfect too! A massive thank you to all the MFM supporters who donated!’

As we noted before the event, Gregg first visited Madagascar in 2014, spending six months volunteering on the island.

On his return, having in his words ‘fallen in love with the island and its wildlife,’ he found and volunteered with us on several occasions.

He said: ‘A donation — no matter how small — would mean a LOT. It will directly fund MfM to continue their life-saving work in Madagascar. Thank you.’

We use money donated to us – like that raised and kindly donated to us by Gregg, and you – to provide a platform from which Malagasy people, 79.9 per cent of whom live on or below the global poverty baseline of £1.73 per day, most of whom miss at least one meal a day, and who suffer the ill-effects of food shortage affecting themselves and their communities, can improve their lives, improve their incomes, and lift themselves from poverty and hunger.

We help ensure children can attend schools which provide the highest possible standard of education, and that they are not too tired, to ill, or too hungry, to achieve their full potential. We help make sure children who cannot live with their families receive the shelter, food, clean water, education, healthcare, attention and care they need and deserve.

And we help Malagasy men, women and children, protect, expand and benefit from the extraordinary wilderness upon which every living thing on Earth relies.

We welcome – as we always have and always will – any support you can offer us.

Gregg’s Just Giving page is still open so you can donate at: https://www.justgiving.com/page/gregg-walks-for-madagascar?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL