Kenya Aid fundraising: City to Surf

Last year some of you may remember Onesmus ran in the legendary Sydney Sun Herald City-to-Surf. Well, it's on again, and since we don't have our Kenyan athlete this year, and the rest of the Kenya Aid team are too unfit to run 14k, we thought we'd put the call out to any happy runners out there who might be keen to do a spot of fundraising!

You can find all the race information here (including maps!) and can register online. The race is held on August 10th so even if you're not running, come along and support all those who are! Make sure you choose Kenya Aid as the charity you would like to fundraise for as well - you can find us listed on Everyday Hero.

If you do intend on running, please post a comment or email us to let us know so we can give you our full support.

Kenya Aid update: flu season

It's flu season again and with all the sniffles and snuffles on the morning train I can hardly keep from remembering that our friends in Kenya are also going through their own season of unwell, with malaria mosquitoes breeding like crazy this time of year.

Earlier this year Kenya Aid rolled out a mosquito net program providing free and low cost nets to mothers and children under 5. Reports back from MURUDEF have indicated that this program has been a great success, though we've hardly made a dent in the population and need your help to keep supplying nets to pregnant mothers and families.

The nets Kenya Aid provides are treated with insecticide for extra protection and for only a $10 donation you can help a number of families keep safe this flu season. You can donate via our secure page here - http://kenyaaid.org/donate.php - and can pay by credit card or paypal. You can even set up a monthly deduction which will, in the very near future, be tax deductible!

We all know being sick is awful. Getting malaria is worse. So please give generously to help keep Shikunga's families safe from this horrible infection that kills hundreds of thousands of children each year.