Help me support kids in need and have a lasting, life changing positive impact!

I have signed up for another Chain Reaction Challenge, riding 1,000kms over 7 days to raise much needed funds for children in need. Earlier this year, we set a new fund-raising record of $1.1m thanks to the generosity of our corporate sponsors and personal donors. We are hoping to smash this record next year and deliver for our incredible charity partners, So They Can and Hope Street.
Please join me in supporting these life changing and sustainable charitable causes and make the world a better place. Thank you for your continued support, which I very much appreciate, and I can assure you that Team Aliro will be pushing hard both on and off the bike to be the top fundraising team again next year!     

My Updates

Riding for Positive Generational Impact

We are now under a week away from this year's Chain Reaction Challenge, riding 1,000kms and climbing 12,000m over 7 days to raise money for Children in Need. Being on the Board of one of the amazing Charity Partners, So They Can, it's incredible to witness the sustainable, positive impact they are having in these communities, where better education and wellness programs are having a huge impact, effectively breaking the poverty cycle and saving/changing lives. 
Over 2025, across various locations in Kenya and Tanzania, 29,237 students were reached; 62 classrooms constructed or renovated; 92 toilets constructed and/or renovated, 8 girl's changing rooms constructed, 156 student scholarships provided, 356 teachers participated in workshops and/or professional development; 3,965,554 daily school meals served; 14 water tanks installed, creating access to 208,000 litres of clean water; 7 new water boreholes; 12,110 washable sanitary pads;15,348 adolescents trained on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; 17,378 people medically assessed and treated at partner clinics and/or at medical camps; 560 students trained in climate smart agriculture; 32 families empowered through Family Strengthening initiatives; 150 Community Champions advocating and protecting children's rights; 203 community farms supported with farming inputs and training; 2 solar systems operationalised; and much more!
Thank you for your continued support, which is very much appreciated as we come together to raise much needed funds to continue and expand these life changing programs.
Here's one story from on the ground in Tanzania...

16-year-old Cristina grew up in extreme poverty in rural Tanzania. After completing Standard 7 in 2024, financial hardship made secondary school impossible, forcing her to leave the classroom and work as a maid to support her family - yet she never gave up on learning. Advocacy through So They Can’s Champion Network led to her selection for the Msomi scholarship in 2025. Now back in school, Cristina is shaping the future she fought for and dreams of becoming a teacher to empower children like herself.

     

Thank You To My Donors

David Southon

Please join me in making a lasting, life-changing difference to the lives of so many kids, their families, and the communities in which they live - positive change for the future starts with us and together we can make a considerable difference. Thanks again for your generous support!!

$5.05k

Anonymous

$3.04k

Andrew Bloxham

Great work again Dave! All the best for this year's challenge.

$2.04k

Phil Rowland

Well done Dave. You and Team Aliro are machines. No doubt another year of high-performance fund raising for So They Can and some great riding. Go well!

$1.54k

Ben & Blake Cottle

Great work Dave - ride safe!

$1.54k

Texco Construction

$1.04k

Binah Constructions

$1,000

Georgie Herb

Great work Dave, great cause! J+G

$1,000

Craig And Nicole

Pedal hard (and safe) and go easy on the Shiraz!

$1,000

Lesley Domondon

$1,000

Vic Mcclelland

Go Dave

$527.50

Phil Strudwick (pacific Plus Constructions)

Good luck David from PPC!!

$527.50

David Sanders

Hope you don't have to carry Dutch too Much!

$527.50

Cedric Fuchs

Thank you Dave for making such sacrifices to help people who are unlucky to be born into such circumstances Please ask Andrej to send me a link to pledge money on his behalf Have a safe ride

$527.50

Anonymous

$527.50

Hogan Family Foundation

Riding for a cause is fabulous David

$527.50

Robert Bertuzzi

Enjoy the ride Dave.

$527.50

Awj Civil

Great Work Dave!

$527.50

Campbell Hanan

Well done Dave. Good luck for the 12,000m of vertical!

$527.50

Nicholas Carlton

Great cause David - enjoy the ride and stay safe!

$527.50

Mathieson Architects

Enjoy the ride and looking forward to following your progress!

$527.50

Ken Hyman

Great kit David. I'm sure you'll be fighting fit for the ride.

$515.50

Sean Mura

All the best Dave

$500

Doug Mcewen

Hope it all goes well

$500

Denwol Group Pyu Lyd

$360

Andrew Colagiuri

Have a great ride David, fantastic cause to support.

$263.75

Antony "greeny" Green

Go David and team Aliro

$263.75

Carmel Hourigan

Good luck !!!! great cause

$263.75

Bob Johnston

Good Luck Dave and Team Aliro

$263.75

Greg Chubb

Pedal Well Dave!

$263.75

Simon Barrett

$263.75

Mark Jacobs

Great to see you backing up Dave!

$263.75

Arden Debt Advisory

Have a great ride Dave!

$263.75

Warwick Bryan

$250

Anonymous

Go Dave Go

$250

Dean Hunt

Massive effort by you and the team Dave and pleased that it can make such a difference. Deano

$250

David Eliakim

Good luck to you David and Andrzej who I have separately sponsored. Great cause!

$250

Kevin Smaller

$250

Rob Hattersley

Great cause - May the wind be at your back! Go well

$211

Sofya Shuster

Great cause and great effort, David! You and your team are truly an inspiration. Wishing you the best of luck!

$211

Michael Hilburn

$211

Andrew Rorke

Good luck David. Hope all is well.

$211

Martin Monro

Go Davey. Go Davey. You’re awesome. Go Davey.

$211

Continuum Accounting

We are proud to support your charity works Hope the weather stays nice for the ride.

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Michelle D

Great cause David - safe riding and enjoy the challenge

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Gsa Insurance Brokers

To David and team, Best of luck with this epic challenge. Your efforts are for a great cause and you have all of our support. The team at GSA.

$200

Keri Chittenden

Well done for backing up for yet another ride David, amazing ! Good luck

$158.25

Bernard

Good luck to you and all the team. Enjoy the ride

$158.25

Anonymous

$158.25

Tom Mccann

Congrats David and Team Aliro for taking on this challenge and supporting such a great cause. Wishing you all a safe and enjoyable ride!

$106.12

Kate Heaney

Good luck, good speed David

$103.72

Neil Summerfield

Good luck David!! Fantastic cause.

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