July 11, 2005

The Orphaned Continent

14 million children have lost one or more parents to AIDS.

6,000 children get infected with AIDS each year.

Werner Stoltz decided to dedicate the next 2 years of his life in order to help save lives and join the fight against HIV/AIDS. During this period he intends to paddle thousands of kilometers by means of a sea kayak and take on some of the most treacherous waters this world has to throw at him.

His reasons are simple; to raise money for the Methodist Relief and Development fund and help children orphaned and infected by HIV/AIDS.

He starts off on the 16th of July 2005 in the Liffey in Dublin, accompanied by Fergus Cooper, attempting to circumnavigate Ireland in 35 days! After this he will pick the paddle up once again and paddle the coastline of the United Kingdom, followed by Southern Africa starting at Swakopmund Namibia and finishing in Pemba Mozambique. These African countries are some of the worst affected areas. He will be keeping a diary and collect footage on the trip which he intends to use to make people aware of the heartache and the danger we all face.

Please help him and join the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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Woody