For the first time ever, ColaLife will have a runner in the London Marathon when our chairman, Andy Chapman takes on this formidable challenge. Please support Andy (and ColaLife) if you can – you can do that here: uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AndyChapman56 Andy says: After running my first ever marathon in the London Marathon 2017 and being given so […]
Caen to Cannes bicycle ride raises £17,500 – thank you to all our supporters
14 October 2017 by
Well we did it and so did you. We cycled 1,223km in 9 days from Caen to Cannes and you came in and supported us. There are still a few pledges to be paid and so we expect the total donated by individual supporters to reach £7,500 with GiftAid and on top of that The […]
WANTED: Two more challenge seekers
12 August 2017 by
We are looking for two more people to join two of us on a fundraising bicycle ride from Caen to Cannes. If you’ve always wanted to do a long distance bike ride but aren’t sure where to start, this is for you. Equally, if you are an experienced cyclist and fancy a ride across France, […]
The ColaLife Globalization Ride – Caen to Cannes 2017 – #C2C2017
18 June 2017 by
First there was the Boulogne to Biarritz (B2B) bike ride in 2010 which raised £6,000 to fund our first three trips to Zambia; these laid the foundation for the ColaLife Operational Trial in Zambia (COTZ). Now we are at a similar crossroads as we aim to spread our learning from Zambia, on how best to […]
75% of deaths could be saved if we just did what we know how to do
5 October 2014 by
This blog post was inspired by a tweet from the people at USAID Global Health: I can’t verify whether Cyril Engmann actually said this but if he did it’s significant. Dr Engmann is Senior Program Officer, Neonatal Health at The Gates Foundation. We believe that this statement is true and is certainly backed up by […]
Beyond the call of duty – Cairo to Cape Town for ColaLife
8 May 2013 by
Regular readers will know Ali & Lizzie, the couple who are cycling from Cairo to Cape Town for ColaLife (and two other charities close to their hearts). Well here is some sad news about a very determined woman. This is a quoted straight from their blog. The original post is here. Last Leg – Lost […]
Cycling from Cairo to Cape Town for ColaLife
28 December 2012 by
No, it isn’t me – well not this time anyway! A few months ago, we got one of those out-of-the-blue emails, which always seem to come with an unrefusable offer. This time, it was the intrepid Ali and Lizzie: “We’ve done Lands End to John O’Groats and now we’re cycling across Africa – can we […]
Make a donation to ColaLife by SMS text
24 September 2011 by
The barriers to donating to the work of ColaLife just disappeared for everyone with a mobile phone. You can now donate £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10 by simply sending a text to 70070. The text should read: COLA44 £10 – to donate £10 COLA44 £5 – to donate £5 You get the idea! […]
Multiply your money | Invest in ColaLife (or book a holiday & help that way too)
4 September 2011 by
You may have noticed that we are on a fundraising drive. But before I tell you why we are doing this, let me tell you how we have multiplied the money we have received from individual supporters so far. To date we have received about £10,000 in donations, to put together the partnership and develop […]
