Our Causes

The Poor - World Vision, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a country so poor it no longer has its own currency. Unemployment is at 90% and average life expectancy is just 40 years old. Around 16% of the population are HIV positive.

Love Running is a key supporter of a World Vision area development programme (ADP) in Hurungwe, a region of around 40,000 people in the rural north of the country. Working with community leaders, churches and health clinics, this project provides education, training, business empowerment and sustainable development for entire communities. World Vision is particularly focused on the plight of the many orphaned and vulnerable children in Hurungwe.

One third of all funds raised by Love Running Bath will go to World Vision, Zimbabwe.

The Oppressed - Unseen

Unseen is a charity which was established to disrupt and challenge human trafficking at all levels.

The Problem - Human trafficking, where people are exploited for sexual services or cheap labour, is the fastest growing form of international crime. It’s the second largest illegal trade in the world, generating $32billion annually. And it’s happening here in the UK.

The Solution - Unseen works in three key ways:

1. Supporting trafficking survivors: by providing a safe place to recover Unseen gives survivors access to healthcare, counselling and legal advice so that they can start to rebuild their lives.

2. Bringing awareness to frontline staff: by training personnel such as police, healthcare workers and the judiciary service they are better able to spot the signs of trafficking and take appropriate action.

3. Working collaboratively with others: Unseen works alongside government, local authorities and other NGOs to help shape policies and response mechanisms so we can tackle trafficking and modern-day slavery on a local, national and international scale.

The Needy - The Genesis Trust

The Genesis Trust is a Bath-based charity that currently runs nine projects across the city to help homeless, needy and disadvantaged people in Bath. Through these projects Genesis helps to relieve poverty and hardship by meeting people's basic needs, offering advice and support, and providing real opportunities to help them make genuine progress in their lives. They act as a place of safety where vulnerable people can come to be valued, respected, guided, befriended and welcomed into a community.

The nine projects run across Bath are Lifeline Centre, Sunday Centre, Life Skills, Bath Foodbank, Furniture Project, Lunch Box, The Wood Works, Bath Street Pastors, and Bath Soup Run.

In 1995 The Genesis Trust became a registered charity responding in a practical way to those in the city of Bath. It is supported by more than 50 local churches in Bath and surrounding areas who help provide volunteers, finances, premises and prayer. In demonstrating what happens when churches work together to help people in need, they hope to provide a strong and compelling Christian witness to the community.

The Needy - Julian House

Julian House is the leading provider of services to single homeless men and women in Bath & North East Somerset.

Although Julian House is not a large organisation the challenge that faces it is significant. Providing a bed is the relatively easy part of its work. Much more difficult is the task of identifying why its clients are in this situation and then finding the right solutions.

One third of all funds raised by Love Running Bath will be equally split between The Genesis Trust and Julian House.