10km A Day To Raise 10k
Donation protected
Thank you to everyone who donated during November! I’ll be donating the total sum to UNRWA in the next few weeks. Will post to my socials once done.
Hi everyone, my name is Anastasia, and in October of last year, I picked up running as a hobby; to get fitter and healthier. A year into this journey, I have begun to realise how lucky I am to be able to do so - freely, and without mental, physical, or environmental obstacles.
For those living in Gaza, 2024 has been a pain-staking 12 months. Nothing justifies violence - and that includes when it’s retaliatory! Innocent men, women and children have been enduring atrocious human rights violations particularly over this past year - some United Nations officials say the worst in over 50 years. The IDF’s raid on Gaza has forcibly displaced 85% of the total population - 1.9 million civilians - 1.7 million of which are now refugees.
Watching these atrocities happen from my phone has left me feeling helpless, and quite frankly, very angry. So I’ve decided to use my new found love for running to help combat this helplessness that I feel. I am going to attempt to run, hike, cycle, walk, row or swim for 10km each day of November in order to raise funds for @unrwa.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA) help protect, resettle and ameliorate the situation that Palestinian refugees find themselves in. These missions take place in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and encompass operations that implement temporary fixes for wide spread problems like lack of housing, food shortages, a collapsed educational system and almost non-existent healthcare framework.
At the end of the month, I will donate all the money to UNRWA and post the final deposit to my insta. Join me in helping those who have lost everything - let’s hit this 10k fundraising goal and make a difference.
Organiser
Anastasia Patsouris
Organiser
Unley Park, SA