Support Our Charities – Every Dollar Makes a Difference!
As always, 100% of the race profits go directly to Child Welfare Scheme Limited (CWS) and Gurkha Cemeteries Trust (GCT).
This year we’d love for you to help us raise even more! You can: Add an optional donation when you register on Racematix, or Create your own fundraising page on SparkRaise and invite friends & family to sponsor your run (many runners raised hundreds of dollars last year! ).
Even a small extra contribution goes a long way – together we can make the 7th edition the most impactful yet!
Child Welfare Scheme (CWS) Hong Kong is a registered charity in Hong Kong that has worked in partnership with local NGOs in Nepal since 2003. It was founded as a fundraising vehicle to support the work of a single Nepalese charity, CWS Nepal, founded by Douglas Maclagan in 1997. Today, in continued partnership with Douglas, CWS Hong Kong supports an expanded group of local NGOs in Nepal, all of which aim to bring change through protection, education, and vocational training opportunities.
CWS’ Project Impact
Over the years, CWS-supported programs with R4C have positively impacted more than 80,000 individuals and directly benefited over 400,000 people across Nepal.
- Sports in School (2024- 2025)
- 12 government schools reached directly 13,000+ indirect beneficiaries
- 2,059 students directly benefited 26 schools reached directly
Learn more about CWS: http://www.cwshk.org
TEL | 2526 8810
The Gurkha Cemeteries Trust ( GCT) is a non-profit charitable organisation. The objective of the Trust is to establish a non-profit-making educational and community institute to promote Gurkha culture, history and values in Hong Kong. The Trust would also liaise with similar organisations to further its objectives, including developing educational and promotional resources. The Trust also helps to maintain Gurkha cemeteries and heritage in Hong Kong for history, cultural and educational purposes.
GCT focuses on two areas which is, Preservation and Promotion of Gurkha History and Heritage, next provides an alternative education for Nepalese youth.
One of our projects is to preserve and promote the Gurkha history, its heritage and Nepalese culture. GCT organises annual events such as Purkha Diwas (Ancestor Memorial Day), Cultural Week (showcasing Nepalese culture as well as promoting the diversity of Hong Kong), Gurkha Arts and a history workshop. Another project of GCT is GCT Educational Fund (GCTEF) to provide alternative education programmes to children of Gurkha descend who have problems adapting to the education system and life in Hong Kong. Through GCTEF, we offer an Online High School Diploma, Online Undergraduate programs, Parental and Community Education workshops, and other educational forums.
GCT’s Project Impact
In the 8 years of this project, GCTEF has helped 15 students graduate with a high school diploma and 17 students enroll in online undergraduate bachelor’s degree programs. This academic year, 2 students earned a high school diploma, and 5 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree.
Learn more about GCT: https://www.facebook.com/gcthk/
