Plan

My name is Ava Lussmann and I am 17 years old from Renhold in Bedfordshire.

I am hoping to raise £4,000. I appreciate this is a lot but every pound will help so thank you very much for your support.

For up-to-date pics of my row and distance covered pls visit me on my fb page Ava Rows Borneo or - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090134125636

The money raised (£4,000) will fund both my trip to Borneo with Camps International (more info see below)

https://www.campsinternational.com/expedition/borneo-trek-expedition/

and much-needed funds for my local food bank via the Trussel Trust in Bedfordshire: https://www.trusselltrust.org/

and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative:

https://polioeradication.org/

Fundraising

The fundraising started in Feb 2023 and ends in June 2024.

For up-to-date pics of my row and distance covered pls visit me on my fb page Ava Rows Borneo or - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090134125636

The main event will be my row across the breadth of Borneo (1,000 km) over 485 days using an indoor rowing machine rowing approximately 2-3km a day. I am a keen junior rower and a former member of the Bedford rowing club.

I will also volunteer locally in my home village picking up litter every two weeks up and donating my wages from working at Pells Farm shop.

Borneo

I will be involved in several eco-projects helping improve facilities for the rapidly growing population of Bongkud. Projects may include constructing a youth centre, improving the drainage system to ensure cleaner and healthier living and establishing a community farming programme to improve food security and encourage self-sufficiency within the village, without needing to transport supplies from larger towns.