Running to provide healthcare to children & their families In need!!
Thank you Curtis Johnson for being my biggest cheerleader 💗

All children should be able to get medical care!!  Grateful I’m able raise money & donate to others fundraising!!

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!

Jeff runs Cape Town!

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!

I am excited to run my 40th marathon in May of 2026.  I will run to raise money & awareness about “Shoe4Africa“  a charity whose donations fund the only public children’s hospital in Kenya. 

No child should die for being born into poverty.  You can help change that with your generous donation.  

Thank you in advance!

Shiela Johnson

Every Child Deserves Access to Healthcare!

Hi! 

On May 24th 2026, I’ll be running the Cape Town Marathon! 26.2 miles fueled not just by training, but by purpose.

This run is for the children of Kenya who are fighting the hardest battle of their lives: cancer.

I am raising funds for **Shoe4Africa**, an incredible organization that is building Kenya’s first ever children’s cancer hospital, a place where children can receive life saving treatment close to home, with dignity, hope, and care.

For many families in Kenya, cancer treatment is simply out of reach. Long travel, high costs, and limited facilities mean that too many children never get the chance they deserve. This hospital will change that. It will save lives.

Shoe4Africa has already transformed thousands of lives through **healthcare, education, empowerment, and the power of running**. What started with shoes has become a movement, one that proves that sport can change the world.

Every step I take in this marathon is for a child who can’t run.
Every mile is a reminder that together, we can give hope where it’s needed most. 💙 

How You can Help:

- **Donate:** no amount is too small. Every dollar brings this hospital closer to reality.
- **Share** this page to help spread the word.
- **Run with me in spirit**, knowing your support is helping save children’s lives.

Thank you for believing in this cause, for supporting me, and most importantly, for standing with children who deserve a future.

MB

Help build Africa’s 1st Kids Cancer Hospital! 

I remember caring for children with cancer when I was a resident at Oakland Children's hospital.  It was heartbreaking to partner with families navigating life-threatening illness, while trying to maintain some normalcy for their children.  With child life therapists, occupational and physical therapists, pediatric nurses and doctors all dedicated to healing children, we saw a lot of success.  From the pharmacists preparing the chemotherapy at child-sized doses, to the kitchen preparing the appealing children's meals, having a dedicated space for children with cancer made life possible for many of these children and families.  After my own stroke, I've seen how important it is to have the support of a knowledgeable team dedicated to wellness.

Imagine living in a nation without a single hospital dedicated to the care of children with cancer.  That is why I am running the Capetown marathon in May 2026--to build Kenya's first hospital for children with cancer.  

As you know, I've run for years to bring clean water to the people, including bringing clean water into the health centers.  Now I am running to bring a health center to the most vulnerable.  Won't you join me?

Running the Capetown marathon for Kenyan Children's Hospital

I’m so proud to announce that I’m taking part in the **Cape Town Marathon** on **May 24th, 2026**!       Save the date!!!

**The Goal:** Help us reach $3,000—it’s a race for life!

I‘m running to support **Shoe4Africa**, a charity dedicated to **helping children fight cancer**. Every dollar raised goes directly toward building Sub-Saharan Africa’s first public children’s cancer hospital.

Today, 9 out of 10 children diagnosed with cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa do not survive. This isn’t because their cancers are untreatable, but simply because the right care isn’t available.

That’s why this race means so much to me. It’s an opportunity to change those odds and do something real to help these children. 
Africa is calling, and I’m responding—from Italy, with my heart and my legs!

**How you can help**

- **Donate:** No amount is too small to make a difference for these kids.
- **Share:** Help me spread the message by sharing this page.

Join me on this journey. Let's run for their lives ❤️

Luisa

Run4Life for Africa

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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