C O N S E R V A T I O N / C O M M U N I T Y B A C K G R O U N D

Earth Action North Devon - Volunteer & Family Co-founder

– My sister co-founded this environmental charity, educating children and local communities on climate change and conservation,

– Volunteering with the organisation, supporting events including the Croyde Ocean Triathlon,

– Grew up inspired by its mission, shaping a lifelong commitment to environmental action.

Woodland Connect, Kent - Participant & Youth Advocate

– My parents with friends established this initiative connecting countless children to woodland and nature throughout my childhood,

– Attended and participated throughout formative years, developing a deep connection to the natural

world, as well as gaining an understanding of the logistics involved in running an initiative such as this.

Regenerative Coffee Farm - Volunteer | Nepal

– Volunteered for one month on a regenerative coffee farm in Nepal, actively contributing to sustainable, low-impact agricultural practices,

– Gained hands-on experience in regenerative land management in a remote, culturally distinct environment, directly relevant to the communities I will cycle through.

Community Farm - Volunteer | Nepal

– Separately volunteered at a community-based farm focused on connecting local Nepali people with international travellers,

– Developed an understanding of how community-rooted projects build resilience and cross-cultural solidarity.

Fostering | UK

– Grew up in a family that fostered children from across the world, including refugees from Afghanistan, South Sudan as well as local children.

– Being raised alongside displaced children from conflict zones has given me a deep understanding of humanitarian issues that underpins the entire ethos of my expedition.

– My parents (unofficially) adopted a Colombian teenager who had been orphaned. We met Alejandra on my first cycle trip, and raised funds for her to come to the UK to learn English. With the help of friends and family we are now funding Aleja through university in Colombia. It’s a real bonus having her in our family, although it does mean I now have 4 sisters!

Family Charitable Initiatives

– My uncle co-founded a business in Palestine with a local entrepreneur, creating over 100 jobs designed to survive war and movement restrictions. Called Transcend, the business reaches out across barriers to bring hope and a model of integrity.

– My uncle then founded Transformational Enterprise Network (TEN) to encourage others to develop business solutions to poverty. TEN partners have trained hundreds of thousands of the poorest people on the planet to create income streams for themselves.

– My mother in a team with others has also set up charities including the highway foundation, and award wining houses into homes as well as working for 10 years at Kenwood Trust, providing counselling to the poor, dispossessed as well mainstream society recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.