Helen Lloyd to 'Take on Africa'

On July 20th, ex Quest4Change volunteer Helen Lloyd will be leaving the UK to embark on an adventurous, independent 20,000km cycle ride to Cape Town in South Africa, on what she hopes will be a challenging and rewarding journey.

Helen's adventure will take her through at least 25 countries, traversing two continents. Taking a ferry from Poole in Dorset, her first port-of-call will be St.Malo in France, from where she will cycle south into Spain. However, crossing into Morocco is where the adventure really begins: Not wanting to make life too easy, she will cycle through the Atlas mountains before heading through the Sahara along the Atlantic coast and on towards the West Africa region. Her route will then take her through East and Southern Africa, before eventually arriving at her destination, Cape Town.

Helen is also using the bike expedition to help raise money for the Welbodi Partnership, a UK charity supporting the provision of paediatric care in Sierra Leone, where child health statistics are among the worst in the world.

We all wish Helen the best of luck on her incredible trip, to read more visit her website or sponsor Helen here.