UN-GER Partnership Raised 1.4million birr to support Local Charities

Every year the United Nations partners with the Great Ethiopian Run to raise money to support local charities through “Running for a Cause” campaign. The campaign is part of the Great Ethiopian Run, the biggest road race in Africa founded by one of the world’s greatest long-distance runners, Haile Gebrselassie.

This year's race took place on Sunday 22nd November 2015 and attracted around 38,000 participants. 

Over the past few years more than 5 million birr has been raised for charity through this campaign with last year alone seeing a record total of 1.3 million birr to support four local charities.

The 2015 UN supported Running for a Cause campaign raised 1.4million birr, which will go towards the Ryan Autism Center, Mathewos Wondu - YeEthiopian Cancer Society, and the Ethiopian National Association for Mentally Disabled. As in the past years, the charities were selected by the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs. 

The campaign has become a social mobilization that supports a cause, inspire action and indeed help to achieve the “Future We Want’.” It’ s theme “Unite to Create the Future We Want” urges stakeholders and all development players to unite to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and combat climate change.