Remember Forrest Gump and how he ran across America with people following him inspired by his effort? Well, three men from London were sort of inspired by that idea too and set up the Run For Love campaign. Run For Love is a campaign set up by Guy, Rob and Tom to raise money for the Love charity which fights human trafficking and raises awareness of the issue across Europe.
Their journey will see them and around people travel to Odessa and commence the first of 39 marathons on April 1st. Their journey will take them from Odessa to Bucharest, through to Sofia and on to Pristina and ultimately finish in Dubrovnik. All in all, eight countries, miles and 39 marathons in 33 days. The final leg of their mammoth journey will take the runners from Cavtat to Dubrovnik, a 16 mile run, on Saturday May 4th.
A carnival atmosphere will make the last leg of the journey extra special with a party on Banje beach to celebrate. Rob Morris, President and Co-Founder visited South East Asia to determine how they could help in the fight against child sex trafficking and described his experience at one brothel.
All of the girls wore red dresses with a number pinned to their dress for identification. They sat, blankly watching cartoons on TV. They were vacant, shells of what a child should be. There was no light in their eyes, no life left. Their light had been taken from them. These childrenโฆraped each nightโฆ seven, ten, fifteen times every night.
They were so young. Thirteen, elevenโฆ it was hard to tell. Sorrow covered their faces with nothingness. Except one girl. Her number was She was looking beyond the glass. She was staring out at us with a piercing gaze. There was still fight left in her eyes. Potential local runners can find out more information by emailing s. News 7 days ago. News 2 weeks ago. Excursions 3 weeks ago.
