Nick Hooton
Target: £1,000.00
Raised:£665.01
Progress: 67%
About my fundraising
I ran the Barcelona Marathon on 6th March 2011 in a time of 4:04:44 to raise money for the charity Serian UK, which 12 years ago established and now supports Noonkodin Secondary School in Eluai, a remote Maasai village in Tanzania.
On a visit to the school in 2009, I saw the fantastic work done by Serian UK in providing an affordable or free education to almost 200 young people aged 14-25, most of whom come from the surrounding Maasai tribes. I taught mathematics and physics and helped to dig foundations for a new water storage unit, and throughout my stay was overwhelmed by the dedication shown by teachers and students alike towards their education.
Serian UK also runs an education programme aiming to end the practice of female circumcision or female genital mutilation (FGM) among the Maasai and the attendant risk of contracting HIV/Aids. This has resulted in an influx of young girls arriving at the school in order to escape FGM and/or forced marriages, often to men in t...
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| Nick | Everyclick Search | £0.01 | Every search raises money | |
| Anonymous | donation02-Apr-2011 | £5.00 | £1.40 | Well done dude |
| Audrey | donation31-Mar-2011 | £10.00 | £2.80 | Proud of you Nick! |
| Harry Lambert | donation31-Mar-2011 | £25.00 | £7.00 | |
| Julian & Clare | donation26-Mar-2011 | £20.00 | £5.60 | |
| Dawn | donation22-Mar-2011 | £15.00 | £4.20 | |
| Barbara and John | donation20-Mar-2011 | £20.00 | £5.60 | Well done, Nick. We're in awe. |
| elly and gary | donation17-Mar-2011 | £20.00 | £5.60 | well done!! |
| Frances Jones | donation11-Mar-2011 | £5.00 | ||
| Tessa | donation10-Mar-2011 | £20.00 | £5.60 | |
| Colin Rice | donation10-Mar-2011 | £20.00 | £5.60 | well done Nick! |
| Ralph | donation08-Mar-2011 | £5.00 | £1.40 | |
| Dad | donation08-Mar-2011 | £50.00 | £14.00 | |
| Mum | donation08-Mar-2011 | £50.00 | £14.00 | Superb, Nick - well done! |
| Ilse, Kate, Sarah and Bob, and Jenny | donation08-Mar-2011 | £55.00 | £15.40 | |
| Hailey | donation04-Mar-2011 | £5.00 | £1.40 | enjoy barcelona ;) and good on ya! |
| The Robsons | donation03-Mar-2011 | £20.00 | £5.60 | Good luck Nick |
| James (Jeff) Stenning | donation03-Mar-2011 | £10.00 | £2.80 | Run, Nick, Run |
| Henry | donation01-Mar-2011 | £5.00 | £1.40 | Good luck |
| Maxypoo | donation27-Feb-2011 | £10.00 | £2.80 | Don't fail. |
| Orla | donation23-Feb-2011 | £5.00 | £1.40 | Good Luck! |
| Penny | donation21-Feb-2011 | £15.00 | £4.20 | Good luck Nick! |
| Veronica, Anthony, Martin and Clare | donation20-Feb-2011 | £20.00 | £5.60 | Lots of luck Nick |
| Robert Wilne | donation15-Feb-2011 | £25.00 | £7.00 | Good luck, and enjoy the amazing architecture around you, |
| Alfredi | donation13-Feb-2011 | £20.00 | £5.60 | |
| Alex Beever | donation11-Feb-2011 | £30.00 | £8.40 | |
| Guy Woolf | donation10-Feb-2011 | £15.00 | £4.20 | Nice one Nick, best of luck |
| Dan Abramson | donation10-Feb-2011 | £25.00 | £7.00 | Go Nick! I shall teach some kinematics in your honour. |
| fran voss | donation10-Feb-2011 | £5.00 | £1.40 | go for it! i have also worked at noonkodin. |
| Max Jamilly | donation10-Feb-2011 | £15.00 | £4.20 | Good luck, Simba - may the ugali be with you. |
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SERIAN UKAbout this charity
Promoting education for sustainable ways of living in Tanzania and the UK
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