Well done Daddy! (Don’t) break a leg! Love Luke, Olivia & Baby Con xxx

Pushing out the boat entirely, say steady within ur limits, enjoy 🤓

Some effort, best of luck with it. Conor Campbell 

Wow Olly! Susan and the whole Soggs family are so impressed with your accomplishment of running so far to help raise money for such a wonderful cause to provide healthcare services at the hospital in East Africa! You inspire us all! 

Thrilled to support this project and Olly Cohen, who is an inspiration. Olly - hoping you will come back to Millbrook to share your incredible story.

**Thesis**

Save 500 children’s lives per day in Africa.

**Backstory**

In 2011, Toby Tanser completed his “Sea to the Stars” run from the Indian Ocean to the top of Kilimanjaro. The run raised over $100,000 for the construction of the first public children’s hospital in East Africa.

In early 2025, Toby's charity, Shoe 4 Africa, plans to begin construction of a Women’s House at the hospital for the mothers of patients. I have decided to raise money for the women’s house by retracing Toby's footsteps from the coast to Kilimanjaro (**completed July 30, 2024**) and then continue running another 600km to the Shoe 4 Africa Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya (**completed September 14, 2024**).

**Why build a Women’s House at the children’s hospital?**

As I’ve learned, the Shoe 4 Africa Hospital is not your typical hospital. It is a mecca and foundation for the entire child healthcare system in East and Central Africa. Families in poverty travel to the hospital from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Southern Sudan, Tanzania, the DRC, and of course Kenya (catchment area of 30 million) to receive the only free specialized treatment available to their children in this part of the world.

Even though care is free at the hospital, poverty still forces many families to abandon treatment. Shoe 4 Africa surveyed parents in its cancer ward in 2022. 18 of 30 parents had to loan the bus fare to bring their child for initial diagnosis. (The bus to travel the 1000km of my run would only cost about $30 USD.) 27 of 30 parents could not afford a week’s hostel costs (approx $12/night).

Across Kenya, 50-54 percent of children do not complete their cancer treatments in Kenya. This contributes to the tragic fact that **9 out of 10 children with cancer die within 5 years** in some East African countries. (85 percent of children in the USA with cancer survive.)

Shoe 4 Africa is building sub-Saharan Africa‘s first public Children’s Cancer Hospital with over 150 beds and a Women’s House for the mothers of patients. Doctors predict that this Hospital and Women’s House for mothers will save 500 children’s lives per day. 

I post regular updates on my blog [splattern.substack.com.](https://splattern.substack.com)

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Please help me reach my $2500 goal for Shoe4Africa for the 2026 Cape Town Marathon! This charity does amazing work and are helping to open the first pediatric cancer facility in sub Saharan Africa.

Danielle Runs the Cape Town Marathon!

Hi everyone

At the end of October, I will be running two marathons in a week (Dublin and New York) in aid of Shoe4Africa.

Shoe4Africa is a hugely impactful not-for-profit charity established in New York in 2006 and dedicated to improving the lives of children in Africa. It built East and Central Africa’s first public children’s hospital, which has treated over **1.3 million children**. It established **six free-to-attend schools**, generated hundreds of jobs, all while distributing over **8** **million meals** to those in need.

Shoe4Africa’s current key project is the construction of the first children’s cancer hospital in sub-Saharan Africa, where cancer diagnoses often comes with no access to treatment.

Every cent raised helps bring the hospital to reality.

I appreciate any donation you can make. All donations go directly to Shoe4Africa.

Many thanks.

Cian

Cian’s 2 x Marathon Fundraiser 

Jeff runs Cape Town!

In May of 2026,  will be running the Cape Town Marathon and raising money for the charity Shoes4Africa and representing RAD Racing team (Rabbit Running).  

Their mission is building hospitals. schools and providing empowerment and nutrition across Africa.  They are a Gold level charity of the CapeTown Marathon and their mission of providing healthcare for children is in line with the charities that Jennifer and I support in the U.S.  

As usual, Jennifer and I will be donating at least the minimum amount for me to participate, so that all outside donations go directly to the mission.  Thank you for your support.

Help provide healthcare and education to children in Africa.

Please help me reach my $2500 goal for Shoe4africa for the Cape Town marathon! They do amazing work and are helping open the first pediatric cancer facility in sub Saharan Africa!

I’m Running for Shoe4Africa!

Not for profit, founded as a 501C3 charity in 2006 in NYC. Providing Health, Education, and Empowerment opportunities.

Our cornerstone project was building East & Central Africa's 1st Public Children's Hospital.  Since opening in 2015, we have treated over 1.3 million kids. The impact does not end there, we have also constructed six public (free-to-attend) schools, a dairy project, a kids community house and more. We also run a vibrant Women's Empowerment Project focusing on agri-biz and domestic violence survivors.  Our latest major project is constructing the first children's cancer hospital in sub-Saharan Africa.

visit our Learn About Us page on shoe4africa.org

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