Back the walk
Help kindness travel further
As I travel from Cape Agulhas to Windsor Castle, I want to offer practical help to people facing hardship along the way. Your support can help turn those encounters into opportunities to make a difference. That might mean food when someone is hungry, medical treatment they cannot afford, support for a child’s education or help to start a small business. The response will depend on what people need and what we can make possible together. Donations will go first towards these acts of kindness. Sponsorship is intended to cover my travel and living costs; donated funds would only be used for essential project costs if absolutely necessary, with any such spending clearly disclosed. If you’re able to contribute, thank you. Following the journey, sharing its stories and introducing potential sponsors are valuable ways to help too
What this is, before you give anything
Wandering Through Mankind is a personal expedition and storytelling project, not a registered charity. Donations through this website are intended first for practical acts of kindness. Only where absolutely necessary may they also cover essential project costs, with any such spending clearly disclosed. Contributions are not eligible for Gift Aid
What it means to sponsor a walk across Africa
Leon is walking 17,100km on foot through 25 countries, and doing something useful in every place he stops. Backing it pays for two things at once: keeping him walking, and the act of kindness he leaves behind. Every one of those is written up in the kindness ledger with the place and the cost, so support an expedition here and you can see exactly where it went. The route shows the countries, and Leon's story explains why he is doing it.
Where your money goes
Donations through this website will be directed first towards practical acts of kindness for people facing hardship along the route.
The help will depend on the situations I encounter, what people tell me they need and the funds available. It could mean buying food or essential supplies, paying medical bills, helping someone establish a small business, or supporting a child’s education, including boarding school where appropriate.
Where resources and local arrangements allow, it could also mean contributing to a well for a community without reliable access to water, or buying shoes for children in a village. These are examples of what support could make possible; decisions will be guided by the circumstances in each place.
Two sponsors have already committed to supporting the project. My intention is to cover my own travel and living costs through sponsorship and my own resources. Only if absolutely necessary would donated funds be used for essential project costs.
I’ll record spending on acts of kindness in the ledger, respecting the privacy and dignity of the people involved. Any donated funds used for essential project costs will be clearly identified separately, so supporters can see how their contributions have been used.
The supporters wall
- Lucinda Tabram
- Nez
- Eugene Smyth
- Caroline Fraser
- Scotty
- Rianna