Oxford University Innovation Taking Part In Oxfam Trailtrekker Challenge

20th February 2013

The Challenge Trailtrekker is a 100km trek across the Yorkshire Dales National Park, non-stop throughout day and night over 30 hours. The route is challenging, requiring great determination and teamwork. Our four person Isis/Oxford team has chosen the extreme challenge to raise the most amount of money possible towards making a real difference for those living in poverty.

Your Impact – Winning The Fight Against Poverty

Your contribution goes further than you’d think, faster than you’d expect, for Oxfam and people in poverty around the world.

Your impact on emergencies

For water and shelter, many people in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo must travel an incredible distance. Recent violence has forced tens of thousands of people to flee to camps across the border. Families have had to settle far from existing water.

5-year-old Innocent and his friends have set out to collect water at 7am from a pump 4km away. Five hours later, the little water gang return back to their tents with the precious water their families will use that day. Oxfam is responding right now to this situation, delivering clean water to more than 25,000 refugees. By drilling new boreholes and constructing water pumps, fresh, safe water will soon be flowing closer to the community. The power of the money you raise is that it can be used straight away, to answer emergencies, cross distances and put water back in reach.

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