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●● AiGRADUATE willi cycleiacrossiScotlanditoi helpiraiseifundsiforiai charitableimissionitoi Africa.
MelissaiHoban,i21,iofi WhrileyiRoad, Macclesfield,iis planningiaitripitoi BurkinaiFasoithisi Septemberitoisupportiai projectithatiworksitoi improveimentaliandi physicalihealthiservicesi foriyoungiadultsiinithei Africanicountry.
Andibeforeishei departsishe’siaimingitoi raisei£800itoisupportiheri missionitoihelpidisabledi youths.
Toidoisoisheiisi
planningitoirideithei53i mileijourneyifromi EdinburghitoiGlasgowi oniSunday,iAugusti3,i whichiisiheri22ndi birthday.i
Melissaiwilliteamiup withivolunteersifori threeimonthsiiniBurkinai Fasoitoitackleisomeiofi theiproblemsifacingithei localicommunityiafteri gettingiaiplaceionithei governmentifundedi InternationaliCitizeni Servicei(ICS).
Sheisaid:i“ICSiallowsi youngipeopleiagedi 18-25itoicontributeitoi long-termidevelopmenti projectsiinicountriesilikei BurkinaiFaso,iSierrai LeoneiandiNepal.
“Theischemeioffersi youngipeopleitoicreatei projectsithatiarei sustainableiwithinithei localicommunityithati areiofigenuineivalueitoi communitiesiaroundithei world.i
“Fundraisingiforithisi charityiisiaiwayiofi makingisureidevelopingi countriesicanicontinuei toibenefitifromitheiworki ofifutureivolunteers.i
“AllitheimoneyiIiraisei willigoitowardsi maintainingiprojectsi withiotheripartneri charities,isoiit’sivitaliIi reachimyitarget.i
“I’mireallyiexcitedito getioutithere.
“Thereiwasiaislighti hiccupiinithisiplani whenimyibikeiwasi stolen,ibutiIiborrowedi anotherifromiaifriendi andisoinowiitiisibackioni track.”
ToisponsoriMelissa visitiwww.justgiving. com/account/yourpages/Melissa-Hoban.