36 hours are up!

I would like to say a huge thankyou to everyone who sponsored me and donated to my trip to the DRC. I successfully fasted until 8am Sunday 16th May after 36 hours without food. I then broke my fast and gladly began to eat again!

It was a difficult challenge, and became a real eye opener about how many people in this world wake up with empty stomachs and how it must feel to know that that feeling of hunger must continue for an indefinite amount of time. I found that the majority of the 36 hours it was a mental battle against the routine of eating, but in the last few hours it did become physically difficult. It's amazing how the body adapts to the lack of food, but it is important to note that clean, fresh water was the key to keeping me going for the full day and a half.

Unfortunatley, many people in the world not only have little access to food but also cannot get to clean water. Much of the water that people have acces to is contaminated by water-borne diseases such as cholera. It is a big problem as survival rates can be increased dramatically by access to clean water. Because of this fast, raising money for things such as water pumps in villages is something I hope to look into in the future.

For now, I am very happy to say that I have raised £250 towards my summer volunteering trip to the DRC and would like to once again thank all those who sponsored me.

There is still time for more fundraising fun, I will be fundraising until I leave on the 11th July 2010 when I leave! If you would like to make a donation please click the link below.

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Sponsorship for Sponsored Fast!

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Sponsored Fast

OK guys! The first sponsored activity that I am preparing to do is a sponsored fast!

I have done this once before, for a charity called World Vision. In that case I did it for 24 hours and it was a really good way of raising money. It's difficult but something that is not uncommon to the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

However, 24 hours is often the least amount of time that a child may have to wait for their next meal. In order to raise money this time, I plan to go 36 hours without food. This will mean for the most part drinking only water. For health reasons, if and only if, I feel particularly unwell/faint in the last few hours, I may drink a sugary drink such as orange juice.

I plan to do this in two weeks time, beginning 8pm Friday 14th May until 8am Sunday 16th May. Please sponsor me as much or as little as possible, every little helps. Through this sponsored fast my aim is to raise a total of £300.

If you would like to sponsor me for this please click below.:

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Thankyou very much. Jess