Cycle For Africa Rides The UK

The UK-based organization Cycle For Africa is on a good, noble mission to boost education in Africa. On September 15, 2008 Matthew and Jonathon Norton and Cleveland Henry - the masterminds behind the group - will embark on a cycling journey from Land's End to John O'Groats. Covering the entire length of the UK from north to south, the trio's goal (besides sampling the regions best fish 'n chips and frothy pints) is to complete the route in eight days while covering distances of between 70 and 140 miles per day. Why?

In partnership with The Maasai Heritage Preservation Foundation, Cycle For Africa will be raising funds, and education awareness, to construct, furnish, equip and maintain a school where English and Swahili will be taught, as well as courses on the Maasai heritage. A school that has been supported through Cycle for Africa and the Maasai Heritage Preservation Foundation for the past year has been identified as the location for the first school project. The school is named Memusi and is located in the Magadi region of Kenya.

Throughout the next year, several events will take place to start raising funds towards the new school. Corporate and small fundraising events are currently slated with hopes of reaching their goal of having the opportunity to provide Africans education.

This isn't a one-and-done fundraiser project either. Cycle for Africa and the Maasai Heritage Foundation are scheduling sustained work each year to provide education to those who need it most in Africa.

Kona is proud to be a partner of Cycle For Africa. Full details of the organizations program can be found here.