The Munga, often called the hardest race on earth, and GivenGain, a number one on-line fundraising platform, have joined forces to encourage individuals to make a optimistic influence whereas taking up the last word endurance problem.
GivenGain, which has partnered with numerous worldwide and native mountain bike occasions just like the Epic Sequence, permits riders to simply create customized fundraising initiatives for charities of their alternative, making it easy for them to lift funds and help causes they care about.
The Munga, a gruelling 1000 km semi-supported race, has seen 14 riders increase over R400K on GivenGain since 2015 for 13 totally different charities, with donors from 16 nations and individuals from 4 nations together with the USA, Belgium, England, and South Africa.
This 12 months, Nika Capital, a non-profit organisation devoted to funding allocations to chose faculties, NPOs, and NGOs that share the mission of training youngsters and constructing them as priceless people and leaders, goals to lift greater than R1 Million by way of their group of 20 devoted riders (and their networks). Nevertheless, The Munga is an open occasion, and individuals can fundraise for any charity they select.
‘At The Munga, we have a good time what it’s to be human. We all know the each day battle. We all know what it’s like to hold on to a thread, however claw and pull it again until it’s a tightrope, and stroll that skinny line, balancing the life and demise of goals, until ultimately we lean ahead, and the momentum of motion carries us inexorably in direction of our future! At The Munga, we all know what it’s prefer to reside, however actually reside!’ says occasion organiser Alex Harris.
The Munga Grit Tankwa, The Munga Grit Cradle, The Munga Grit USA, The Munga MTB, and The Munga Equipe are a few of the upcoming occasions within the sequence, going down from April to December this 12 months. Whereas fundraising shouldn’t be but in full swing, two fundraisers have already arrange initiatives on GivenGain, all in help of Nika Capital. Extra individuals are anticipated to start out becoming a member of all year long.
A standout fundraiser from 2022 gives inspiration for this 12 months’s riders to purpose excessive: Final 12 months, participant Jaco Coetzee efficiently raised R66,140 for the Cipla Basis’s Miles For Smiles charity.
‘Figuring out that each kilometre I pedal has an influence on others is a superb motivator to maintain going with coaching in addition to in the course of the race. There are such a lot of folks going by way of a lot more durable issues in life than an extended cycle journey, and this actually simply gave a lot extra which means by way of my entire Munga journey,’ mentioned Jaco, when requested about how the fundraising facet performed into his coaching and The Munga trip itself.
GivenGain has been a trusted fundraising platform for occasions just like the Cape City Cycle Tour and ABSA Cape Epic for a number of years, serving to cyclists increase over R13.3 million for greater than 500 charities.
‘We’re proud to accomplice with The Munga and GivenGain to empower individuals to trip for good and make a optimistic influence on the causes they care about. The mixture of the last word endurance problem of The Munga and the user-friendly on-line fundraising platform of GivenGain gives a novel alternative for individuals to transcend their private limits and contribute to the better good,’ says Thinus Redelinghuys, Fundraiser from Nika Capital.
Be part of The Munga and GivenGain within the mission to empower individuals to trip for good and make a optimistic influence on their communities. To be taught extra about fundraising alternatives or to donate, go to GivenGain’s web site at www.givengain.com and The Munga’s web site at www.themunga.com.
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