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Cairo to Cape Town Challenge 2010
The Cairo to Cape Town Challenge 2010 involved 22 schools embarking on an ambitious virtual journey from Cairo to Cape Town!
Schools participated in fundraising activities such as sports’ days, cake sales and no-uniform days. For every €10 raised, they progressed 10km along the route from Cairo to Cape Town, using the Interactive Map of Africa provided by LCD. This year all the materials for the event were available in both English and Irish, making it of particular interest to Gaelscoileanna, Gaelcholaisti and Irish language groups or businesses.
Our flagship event was held in Rathdown Secondary School in County Dublin on the 26th March, and included drumming workshops and music by Niwel Tsumbu, Congolese/Irish musician, and development education activities lead by the LCD team. Thank you to Niwel, and to Nuno Reis Goncalves, the photographer on the day.
A big thank you to the staff and students of Rathdown School for welcoming us and for participating so enthusiastically!
Cairo to Cape Town Challenge 2011
The Cairo to Cape Town Challenge will be running again in 2011. Read more about the Cairo to Cape Town Challenge and Link Schools Programme in this Irish Times article!
Please contact us if you are interested in a school visit from LCD in relation to such projects.
This event is open to individuals, schools, clubs, businesses or any group of people who want to get involved. Schools and clubs may retain 15% of the total funds raised.
It is suitable for any school group, and fits particularly well with Transition Year modules and CSPE Action Projects, contributing to students' learning on global citizenship.
Each year, LCD uses their massive master map to calculate the distance covered by all groups together.
The aim is to reach Cape Town on this master map ,meaning that groups across Ireland will have travelled 15,000km and raised €30,000 for LCD’s work improving education and health services in rural African communities.
To get your free participation pack, including a range of suggested fundraising activities to pick from and a large colourful map of Africa, ring 01 – 284 1414, email info@lcd.ie or text “CCC” to 087 9697623 with your name and contact details.
If you would like to donate online, you can do so on our 'Cairo to Cape Town' mycharity page.
