Founder of Run for Congo Women, Lisa Shannon takes part in Run for Congo Women in Hyde Park
A bright Sunday morning on 11th September, our American founder of Run for Congo Women, Lisa Shannon joined the UK supporters and runners for Run for Congo Women - Adidas Women's 5k Challenge 2011.
Women for Women International UK’s first ever 5k event in Hyde Park was the first anniversary of Run for Congo Women in the UK, with our special guest Lisa Shannon who took part in the run.
Lisa commented,
‘It was wonderful to be part of the Run for Congo Women UK and see that even with two runners or 40 runners, how you can make a difference for the women in the Congo, helping to tell their story giving them hope and support’.
Lisa Shannon, signed copies of her book, A Thousand Sisters, which tells the story of Lisa’s own journey to helping women from Congo, giving our runners the motivation to keep on running and building the Run for Congo Women movement.
So far our amazing supporters, including the Strictly Come Dancing celebrity Pamela Stephenson-Connolly, and Chris Jackson who ran the most dangerous marathon in the world, have raised over £85,000! 100% of the funds go directly to Women for Women International’s programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, enabling women affected by the conflict to rebuild their lives.
In our final run of the year, over 30 runners took part with one of our supporters doing her first ever 5k run and another supporter gave her a top 30 place out of 9,000 runners! All the women who ran today, were winners and all deserve a special thanks, because with their support and dedication, more women in Congo can begin to rebuild their lives.
