Alex will So They Can

$1,440 donated

Given by 29 generous donors in around 4 months

To raise funds for So They Can, I will complete my first Half Iron Man. This will involve swimming 2km, biking 90km and running 21kms.

Auckland

To raise funds for So They Can, I will complete my first Half Iron Man. This will involve swimming 2km, biking 90km and running 21kms.

So They Can work together with communities in Africa to educate and empower, so they can break the poverty cycle, realise their own potential and meet their own needs.

Alex Viljoen's involvement (page creator)

I volunteer for So They Can one day a week. I help out with project work, or any other jobs that are required. This organisation is close to my heart as I have seen the impact and difference we can make in peoples lives who do not have the same opportunities we have.

I love So They Can's philosophy and the difference they are making.

I have recently returned from Tanzania, Africa, where I was privileged to volunteer with primary school children (aged 5-13 years old). I learnt a lot during this time, but the biggest lesson that I took away was; despite the children having almost nothing, they wanted to share everything they did have, and were truly happy.

This is such a contrast to the Western societies where we so often have everything we want (and need) and yet continue to want more, and many of us are so unhappy.

These children in Africa have not had the same opportunities that we have been fortunate enough to have.

By helping provide and education to these beautiful children and their communities we can help them to discover their potential and break the poverty cycle.

Nelson Mandela said "Education was the most powerful weapon you can give the world".

Lets be part of this and give everyone an opportunity to education