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Walk 50 miles for Myanmar this January: good for you, great for them!
Can you kick off the New Year by getting fit, having fun and raising funds for our work in Myanmar?
In January 2026 our popular 50 Miles in 30 Days walking challenge is back. This year we want to raise £7,282 to fund the next year of our work supporting the education of oppressed Karenni minority ethnic children in beleaguered Myanmar.
Conditions here are almost unimaginable for those of us who never known what it is to grow up in a conflict zone. Here, children gather in class – and learn to flee into the jungle at a moment’s notice. They learn maths – and how to dig air raid trenches. They dream of becoming doctors and teachers – but could be shot on sight by their own government’s soldiers.
12-year-old *Zin is the youngest of seven children and lives with her sister. Her parents are farmers in a village further away from the village school.
The support Zin receives allows her to buy essentials such as soap or cooking oil. Best of all, however, it helps her access education – and dream of a better future.
“I want to become a medic,” she says. “I will work very hard to reach my future. May God bless you for your help.”
Kayah State, the smallest and poorest of Myanmar’s minority ethnic states has been a conflict zone for most of the last 60 years and is so again. We recently heard that the town where one of our supported schools is based was bombed. All the children had to leave the area temporarily.
Despite the risks, our partner, DS, walks and rides for miles, dodging roadblocks and airstrikes, to deliver aid and support to struggling village teachers, and to students who live away from home because the only viable secondary schools are too few, and located too far away.
Can you get your hiking boots on, like DS, and walk 50 miles in January in support of the marginalised children of Kayah State?
Ready to sign up? Just make a donation of £30 or more, using the button below. We’ll send you a registration pack, including a beanie hat to keep out the chill, and you’re off!
We’ll also set you some fun challenges each week through January, to keep you going. There will be prizes too!
Over 300 people have taken part in our walking challenge since it launched, but a huge 62% of the funds raised have come from just 55 participants – those who chose to operate fundraising pages. You can treble or quadruple your impact – without walking any extra miles. Let us know if you would like to fundraise for us using the form below, but fundraising is not compulsory. If you just want to make your £30 contribution, get fit and join in the fun, you’re welcome!
Prayer cards
We’re providing optional prayer content for those who want to turn their 50 Mile walking challenge into a 50 Mile Prayer Walking challenge! Just let us know if you want this content when you sign up, and we’ll make sure it’s included in your welcome pack. It will be great to start the New Year with even more focussed prayer from our praying friends.