Send Lichaba to World MTB Championships

Fundraising campaign by marklesotho
  • £108.00
    raised of £1,500.00 goal goal
7% Funded
5 Donors
Raised offline: £700.00
Total: £808.00

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Lichaba needs to fund a plane ticket to South Africa and cycling equipment to represent Lesotho in World MTB Championships.

18 year-old Lichaba West is the best junior mountainbike rider that the small African Kingdom of Lesotho has ever seen. His dream is to be the first cyclist from Lesotho to ride in World Championships and this year that dream is agonisingly close as the Worlds will be staged in neighbouring South Africa on a course that Lichaba knows well.  Last year, Lichaba was ranked 23rd in the first race of the World Cup Junior category and has consistently been the National Champion of Lesotho. 

The problem is that Lichaba is not home in Lesotho - he has been attending school in Wales, U.K.  He has been racing in UK and at one stage was ranked 8th in British Cycling Junior rankings, but since then school work and lack of funds has meant he has missed some important races.

Lesotho is a very poor country and the government does not invest much in sport, so Lichaba has to cover the costs himself.

Let's put hands together to make this dream come true for Lichaba.

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Donors

  • marklesotho
  • Donated on Jun 25, 2013
  • We are looking forward to seeing you at World Championships

£75.00
  • Robert Liscombe
  • Donated on Jun 07, 2013
£10.00
  • Guest
  • Donated on Jun 06, 2013
  • good luck Lichaba ;)

£8.00
Jun 25

Dinas Powys Baptist Church gives

Update posted by marklesotho at 04:38 am

Dinas Powys Baptist Church, where Lichaba's grandparents worship, has given £200 towards Lichaba's expenses.  Lichaba's parents are missionaries in Lesotho, Southern Africa.

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Jun 25

Penarth Round Table sponsorship

Update posted by marklesotho at 04:36 am

The Penarth Chapter of Round Table has offered £500 to this worthy cause.

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Donors & Comments

5 donors
  • marklesotho
  • Donated on Jun 25, 2013
  • We are looking forward to seeing you at World Championships

£75.00
  • Robert Liscombe
  • Donated on Jun 07, 2013
£10.00
  • Guest
  • Donated on Jun 06, 2013
  • good luck Lichaba ;)

£8.00
  • Mary Mattey
  • Donated on Jun 06, 2013
  • Good luck!! Mary xx

£10.00
£5.00

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£108.00
raised of £1,500.00 goal
7% Funded
5 Donors
Raised offline: £700.00
Total: £808.00

No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities