Gloucestershire Young Carers supports children and young people whose lives are affected by having family members who are long-term ill, disabled, experiencing mental ill health or who are affected by substance misuse. We work with young carers from 8 years old upwards to reduce the impact of their caring role.We are encouraging you, our supporters, to step outside of your comfort zone – just like young carers do on a daily basis. Rise to the challenge of: The Sahara Desert Challenge.A 100km trek over 5 days through the plateaus, dunes and stunning oases of the Sahara Desert.We aim to raise a total of £6,000 which would fund one of our respite support groups for young carers for a year, giving these young people an opportunity to take a break from their adult-sized challenges at home, meet with other young carers and have access to youth workers trained in young carer issues.For this reason we ask each participant on this Challenge to commit to fundraising between £250 and £500 each. We appreciate that the amount individuals are able to raise may vary but we will help to publicise your involvement in this exciting challenge.
June 20, 2019