Short Summary
On March 1st 2015, Charlie Warner and
Geordie Palmer have decided to take a break from their 4th year
degrees/soup making and run the Bath Half Marathon for a wonderful
cause- The Lalela Project.
The Lalela Project is very close to Charlie who, whilst growing up
spending lots of time with family in Cape Town, has been fortunate
enough to work for this fantastic charity which provides educational
arts to at-risk youth in order to spark creative
thinking and awaken entrepreneurial spirit.
Please feel free to learn more about The Lalela Project here: http://www.lalelaproject.org
What We Need & What You Get
Whatever you kind people are willing to give help us get over the finish line!
In doing so, you will be helping thousands of young people to become inspired by the powerful universal language of Art.
100% of the funds raised will be going to the Lalela Project.
The Impact
Lalela Project provides art-risk youth with innovative arts
education to spark creative thinking and awaken the entrepreneurial
spirit! Lalela believes in the power of arts education to empower
students to map and manifest a better future for themselves and their
communities.
At-risk students highly engaged in arts education
are 2x more likely than their peers to graduate college, 3x more likely
to win an award for school attendance or be elected to class office and
5x less likely to drop out of school.
In the communities where
Lalela works, these benefits of arts education are making a difference
for kids who were unable to imagine a better future. In South Africa and
the South Bronx, gang violence, gender discrimination and sexual
violence are daily obstacles to reaching their full potential - or even
reaching their school grounds. In Northern Uganda, Lalela works with
former child soldiers and orphans from the conflict to develop the
creativity and independence that the decades long conflict dangerously
damaged. Art allows these students a space where they are safe and
encouraged to see beyond their present circumstances. Art provides a
venue for expression where there are no right or wrong answers and
students can develop the courage of their convictions. Lalela students
are the star pupils in their classrooms and excited to go to school -
they will be the entrepreneurs and change makers in their communities.
It's all a part of the Art of Change.