This blog post was written by Megan Henderson, our Communications & Events Manager.
2023 Tour de Talents route.
Our third ever Tour de Talents raised the stakes - we set a goal to raise £25,000 in just three days. After two incredible years of Tour de Talents we knew it would be a big challenge, but we had faith that, together, we could travel the full 2,500 miles. And you helped us achieve just that!
Our 2023 Tour de Talents, as part of our 25th anniversary, was a celebration from our oldest partnership programme in Thika, Kenya, to our newest in Wandi, South Sudan. With generous support from our sponsors, the 2,500 mile trek across 7 countries meant that each mile had the potential to raise up to £10.
Together, over the August bank holiday weekend, we travelled a total of 3,478.87 miles and raised £27,277.62, thank you so much to everyone who made this possible!
In total, 230 signed up to the challenge. The participant that travelled the furthest logged just over 200 miles on his bike across the whole weekend! Together we recorded over 712 hours of activity. It was great to hear about everyone’s walking, running and cycling. We especially loved that a few four-legged friends joined in (you can spot Kris’s dog in the video below)!
The only question is: how far can we go in the next Tour de Talents?
We’d like to leave you with this special message from Kris, our Co-CEO, who shared a Savings Group member, Mirembe’s, story with us. The £27,000 raised will enable our partners to reach over 1,000 new members like Mirembe, next year.