Run To End Poverty
Run to End Poverty - Non-Profit - www.runtoendpoverty.ca
Run To End Poverty (R2EP) is a team of compassionate runners united for a common cause – to bring an end to extreme poverty in Africa. Since 2007, hundreds of runners across Canada and Africa have run together to raise awareness about extreme poverty, and to build support for Engineers Without Borders’ (EWB) innovative development efforts in Africa.
Each R2EP running event is partnered with a run in developing communities in Ghana, Malawi, Zambia and Burkina Faso, where EWB and African partner organizations are working hard to build local capacity and create positive change. Through this connection, we hope to breakdown stereotypes of poverty and change perceptions of the benefits of development by sharing stories of the skillful, optimistic, and entrepreneurial Africans who create opportunity in their communities.
Run To End Poverty would like Free Range to help us spread this unique project to a wider audience by building a rich website experience and marketing strategy that will attract thousands of runners and scores of supporters in 2011 and beyond. We hope to incorporate innovative blogging and social networking capabilities to directly connect Canadian runners and supporters with runners and development partners in several African communities.
AdminSimon A. Nurse
(Admin, Free Range Studios' Youtopia)
shared this idea
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Lesley
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Your work definitely has my vote Mark!
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Kary
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Good Luck Mark
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Christina
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Keep up the good work! Happy running ;)
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Melissa
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All the very best with this inspiring cause!!
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Dean Simmons
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It is an amazing and inspiring thing that you do.
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Yosh
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Good luck and keep up the great work!
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Yosh
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Good luck and keep up the great work!
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Elizabeth McDonnell
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Good luck! :)
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Denise Billinghurst
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You ROCK, Christian! This world is lucky to have you and others like you.
Thank you for your compassion and your hard work -
Denise Billinghurst
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You ROCK, Christian! This world is lucky to have you and others like you.
Thank you for your compassion and your hard work -
Denise Billinghurst
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You ROCK, Christian! This world is lucky to have you and others like you.
Thank you for your compassion and your hard work -
Denise Billinghurst
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You ROCK, Christian! This world is lucky to have you and others like you.
Thank you for your compassion and your hard work -
ArtB
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My son spent a year in TAMALE working with the ministry of agrigulture. There are so many opportunities to improve life for the impoverished in Africa simply by adapting sustainable farming methods and clean water for people to drink/cook. The Work of Engineers Without Borders does tremendous work - KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
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PAUL SAMUEL
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Bless all of your endeavors
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PAUL SAMUEL
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Bless all of your endeavors
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Catherine Denis
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This past summer, one of EWB's short term volunteers (aka Junior Fellow) organized an R2EP in the village of Lena, in rural Burkina Faso. 20 farmers from his partner organisation ran a half marathon (one of them in rubber boots). This thing is going worldwide, baby! Keep up the great work, EWB!
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kristy
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Living and working in Africa, the work of EWB stands out as progressive and productive, pure and simple. In a complicated world, this is something quite special - great work R2EP!
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dfrizze
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Great work R2EP!!
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dfrizze
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Great work R2EP!!
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Lynn Allen
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R2E2 is the best!!!!! Very deserving of the grant.