My name is Yvonne and I am running the Dublin marathon in October to raise funds for impoverished children living in South Africa's poorest townships with the Mellon Educate Building Blitz. (November 2022)

Myself and other volunteers from all over the world gather together for 7 days to partake in the week long Building Blitz to physically build and refurbish schools and classrooms.

I very much appreciate your donation. 
You can also donate through revolut  revolut.me/yvonnexidj if you prefer.
Thank you so much. 

 

What:

The Mellon Educate Building Blitz is an education development programme whose continuing mission is to provide better education and subsequently, a better chance at life, for impoverished children living in South Africa's poorest townships. Each year, volunteers from all over the world gather together for 7 days to partake in the week long Building Blitz to physically build and refurbish schools and classrooms.

 

Who:

Mellon Educate is an Irish-based African development charity founded in 2002 by developer and philanthropist Niall Mellon. The charity's aim is to provide better standards of living and education to less fortunate children in South Africa's townships. To date, the charity has housed over 175,000 local people in high-grade permanent homes, built/renovated 32 schools and provided over 50,000 children with a better chance at life.

 

Where:

This year's building blitz will take place in Khayelitsha, a township in Western Cape, South Africa. Khayelitsha, meaning "new home", is one the 5 largest townships in the world and is the fastest growing township in South Africa. It is also one of the poorest townships in Cape Town and is estimated to have a population in excess of 1.5 million with half of Cape Town's unemployed living in this informal settlement.