Donations

If you've been inspired/impressed by Maggie's journey, please consider donating to the charity I've chosen to support, Let the Children Hear. They do great work in Uganda, helping young children with hearing and language difficulties.  Local medical care usually doesn't stretch to these kinds of issues, so LTCH is making a huge difference and allowing kids to live normal lives.


They are a pretty small charity so every donation makes a difference.  To hear (lol) more, please visit their website or my Justgiving donation page.

I visited on the first part of my journey in 2020 and stayed around for a couple of weeks, helping out at the clinic and watching the work that was being done. I was so impressed and inspired that I subsequently joined the board of trustees and now (try to) help with the day to day running of the charity. 

Here I am showing off my beautiful LTCH cycling jersey alongside Liz and Paul, two of the trustees:


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