During June I took on the challenge of cycling around the UK on an exercise bike.
I visited each postcode where we have people who sponsor children in Madurai. This took me to Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland as well as across England.
Each day I cycled around 50 miles, sent video messages to Madurai from the sponsors and included an update on my day and where I was!
The total mileage was 1453 and we set out to raise £1 per mile. Today the total is over £5000!
Thank you to those from across the Circuit who sponsored the ride, sent me encouraging emails and watched the daily updates.
The videos and updates can all be found on www.newdawnindia.org in ‘Latest News’ under the ‘News’ Tab. Slightly different updates can be found on the JustGiving page (this has proved harder to find! Search under Emma Bowyer cycling and you should find it).
NewDawn India is a charitable Trust, which was founded in 1990 (Reg charity No: 1001535). It is a Christian charity based in East Anglia, UK, and has been working in co-operation with Sakthi-Vidiyal, to raise funds to support the work of the Vidiyal programme since its inception in 1993.
Vidiyal (meaning “New Dawn” in Tamil) is a project which covers eight slum areas in the city of Madurai, South India. It is run by a Social Worker, Dr Jim Jesudoss, his wife, Dr Sharmila, and their staff team.