HOW far are you willing to go to help those in dire need?
Well, precisely what Mr. James Mwaura would answer, “How about a stroll, or rather, run from Kisumu to Mombasa?’’
Care for a Child’s Heart foundation was founded to reach out to needy families and offer support and treatment to children ailing from congenital heart diseases.
Since its inception, we have sponsored over 260 surgeries locally and abroad and offered support to over 600 families with cardiac care. Our activities and achievements are credited to well-wishers, donors and ambassadors among them, James Mwaura who has been part of our team of volunteers since 2021.
After running different marathons, duathlons and challenges among them the ‘’Migaa Challenge” with “friends of CFACH’’ James, a world renown triathlon athlete suggested a run from Kisumu to Mombasa that would take a couple of days bringing the media, brands and other stakeholders on board to further publicize our cause and help raise money.
As this was discussed and deliberated by the board, we did more athletic charity events like the ‘Havoc Challenge’ Mwanzo Lodge, Naivasha with our friends and partners Team Jasho and Pedal Wise. This was in building momentum for more activities through the year 2022 as we partnered with the Kenyatta National Hospital and a team of international medics within the last quarter of the year to do our first mission to ease our waiting list that has over 300 children from across East Africa that need heart surgeries.
In the homestretch to planning and executing the ‘Run for a Child’s Heart ultra-run’, James gathered a group of elite athletes that would be part of his team for the 906kms run, we also mapped out the route plan with friends and well-wishers coming on board to host the athletes on different stopovers for rest and rejuvenation.
On the 4th of February 2023, kickoff on a chilly Saturday morning in Kisumu, James ran a record 50 miles on day one seeking dono