Wellington Skyline to Sea Challenge for Ukraine 15th April 2022

In January 2022 a group of 30 walked from Wellington's south coast all the way back to Mount Kaukau, a 10 hour 37 km journey that raised $21K for the Cancer Society. That was the Sea to Skyline Challenge (www.youtube.com/watch/?v=AFHhYbTmH8U).

Now some of the same group of Sea to Skyliners are going to make use of their accumulated fitness to do the walk in reverse to raise funds for children in Ukraine. It will be a little easier heading down to the coast but still a significant challenge given the day will start with a climb up Mount Kaukau!

The aim is for 20 of us to complete the walk which will collectively amount to 750kms, the distance between Kyiv and the Polish border that so many families have had to travel to escape the war. We all feel so hopeless and disgusted at the dreadful invasion of Ukraine and just want to do our bit to help.

The war in Ukraine poses an immediate threat to children. 4.3 million children have been displaced, one of the fastest large-scale displacements of children since World War II. Such large displacements could have lasting consequences for generations to come. UNICEF are providing three services for the children of Ukraine (see photos):

- scaling up access to safe water

- prepositioning health, hygeine and emergency education supplies

- providing psychosocial care

Date - Good Friday 15th April 2022 (contingency day Sun 24th April)