In an ideal world, there would be no more violence, hunger and all girls and women would have opportunities for education. Unfortunately, in our world, women confront a variety of obstacles on the road to obtaining an education.

Currently, 115 million school-aged children do not attend school, and more than half of those are girls. Approximately 576 million women worldwide are illiterate.

I have trained for this run, but running won't really help anyone unless my willingness to run is matched by the generosity of others. With a pledge from you, I'm not only doing something for myself, but also for others. Would you support me? Your tax-deducaible contribution will fund education for girls and young women in Canada, Africa, Afghanistan and Tibet.