They’ve designed and managed their website for nearly three years – now the team at Manchester digital agency Access are going the extra mile for their client WaterAid with an epic charity challenge that will see them cover 5,777英里 - the distance from Manchester to Madagascar - by foot, 自行车和划船机!
With an ambition to raise at least £5,慈善捐款777元, the agency is also hoping to highlight the crucial work that the charity does in Madagascar.
Access staff and their counterparts at WaterAid are taking part in the challenge. 分两组工作, they are collectively walking, 运行, 骑自行车, 划船, swimming and even climbing a combined total of 5,777英里. Adding a competitive element, one team started in Manchester and the other in Madagascar to see who can (virtually) reach the mid-way point around Mecca first.
For Access Managing Director, 西蒙蓝迪, launching the fundraiser is also about motivating the team to stay active and well while working remotely. He said: “The past 12 months have been tough for everyone physically and mentally so we wanted to kick off the beginning of this year with a charity initiative that would bring us together, challenge us and encourage staff to take a break from their screens and get outside – whether that be a gentle walk or a challenging bike ride, all whilst raising money and awareness for an incredible cause.
“We’ve missed being able to do group sports and wellbeing activities in our office-based lunch breaks, so this has got everyone collaborating and supporting each other to give it everything that they’ve got as they race to be first to the target.
“We’ve already reached more than half of our target - and nearly covered 4,000 miles - so it would be great if our peers and friends in fellow businesses around the region showed their support by making a donation – to spur the team on further.”
Simon added: “We’ve been WaterAid’s global web development partner for almost three years and we are continually inspired and amazed at the life changing work they do. We’re having lots of fun doing this challenge with them and they’ve been brilliant at encouraging us - they gave us a motivational kick off presentation and we're working closely with their Field Officer in Madagascar, 欧内斯特, 问个问题&A session soon to chat about their work in Madagascar. He's also provided us with a Spotify playlist and encouragement along the way.
“WaterAid’s latest awareness campaign called ‘火星任务 非常感人, highlighting the juxtaposition between our desire to go to Mars to see if life can exist there (mainly by researching for water) – compared with people here on earth (like the families the charity supports in Madagascar), who are still dreaming of finding water right here on our own planet.
“It was this campaign that compelled us to step outside our comfort zones and raise money and awareness for the people who struggle to find one of our most basic, 然而,至关重要的, 人力资源.
“You can keep up to date with our progress, and the race to Mecca, within our 每日更新博客 and anyone who would like to donate to the challenge can do so via our 只是给 页面.”
For more information about Access visit http://www.weareaccess.co.uk
