A good friend of mine Mark Hayward who owns the Palmetto Guesthouse over on Culebra has got together with a few of his online friends with the vision to make a difference in the world. Together these bloggers have created and founded the non-profit Train for Humanity, which is an online humanitarian awareness and fundraising organization
The aim of Train for Humanity is ‘to utilize the web, social media, and blogging, in tandem with athletes in training, to support organizations that help prevent suffering and alleviate the pain of children, orphans, and refugees who have been displaced due to genocide or internal strife and war within their country.’
The 3 pilot project athletes are Mark Hayward, Dan Clements, and Leo Babauta. Each of them is hoping to raise awareness for the current crisis in Darfur and funds for the organization Darfur Peace and Development. All three are currently in training for endurance events ranging from marathons to triathlons and would love you to sponsor them.
Over the past five years, 200,000 civilians have died due to violence, malnutrition, and disease in Darfur and an additional 2.2 million people have been displaced. They want to do something about it.
This may be a small step in the big scheme of things, but without small steps, we would never have made it to where we are now.
We all can make a difference, if we just put our minds to it.
If you would like to learn more, visit the Train for Humanity website and please consider sponsoring one of them or spreading the word.
