Leading aid and development agency CARE International is calling for intrepid construction workers to join the CARE Construction Challenge on 2 July to help tackle global poverty.

The challenge will see teams from all levels of the construction industry join together for a demanding day of activity in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. Each team member will cover a marathon on bike, canoe and foot. There will also be mystery challenges to solve along the way, plus a bonus stage for the most competitive teams. The day will culminate in well-deserved meal and celebration.

The challenge will be run by CARE’s in-house Challenge Team to raise funds to support the charity’s overseas work. CARE works in 87 countries, helping some of the world’s poorest people find routes out of poverty.

Twenty two teams have signed up from across the industry, including Balfour Beatty, KOREC, BAM Nuttall, Jacobs, Costain, Gha Livigunn, Westoak Construction, University of Bristol, Ridge, D.J.Goode and Associates, Capita Architecture, RDG Engineering, Unions Square.

Along with NCE and Union Square, Costain is supporting the event this year as part of their ‘Costain Cares’ business initiative, which aims to create greater economic, environmental and social value. 

Costain have entered five teams of four; one enthusiastic team leader, Rosamund Parker, says “I wanted to take part in the CARE Construction Challenge to raise funds for a great cause related to my field of employment. The money raised will help vulnerable communities around the world through projects such as providing emergency shelter and reconstruction after war and natural disaster. The challenge is also a chance to have fun and be active, with a bit of healthy competition thrown in!”

About CARE International

Funds raised will support CARE’s poverty relief work. With a strong global presence, CARE is often amongst the first agencies to respond to disasters, and in the last three months alone has responded to 44 emergencies around the world. 

Following the humanitarian crisis resulting from post-election violence in the Cote D’Ivoire, CARE is providing water and sanitation services to internally displaced people and distributing hygiene kits to refugees in Liberia. Overall CARE plans to provide clean drinking water for 50,000 displaced people and 10,000 host families.

CARE continues to work with communities in Pakistan to provide transitional shelter and to assist plans for long-term construction following last year’s torrential flooding that submerged one fifth of the country.

Challenge yourself. Challenge poverty.

There is still time to join the challenge. For more information, visit www.carechallenge.org.uk/constructionchallenge, call 0207 934 9470 or email challenge@careinternational.org