The JAG Foundation, managed to get pairs of shoes sponsored for their JAG Runners program in Kayamandi. The story goes that Vlokkie, another memeber of JAG, went over to run the New York Marathon, and in the process, raised money with the New York Road Runners Foundation, to get running shoes for the kids that have run in the kayamandi running club for a year. The shoes were meant to arrive just before Christmas, but arrived two days ago. This footage shows the shoes being handed over to the kids on the JAG Runners program.

Elana, together with Songo and other volunteers, run with the kids a few times a week. The can only run for 15 mins as many of them suffer from malnutrition. In the past, the kids have run in whatever shoe they could find, and sometimes bare foot. It was amazing to see how sport can really give them a chance and something exciting to look forward too. The BMX track is really going to be fantastic! So please support the songo.info and buy kilometers project.

Once again, I left Kayamandi totally humbled by the experience. For more info on the JAG Foundation programs, please visit the JAG website.

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