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This month, the BBICO team will be taking on Brass for Africa's "Race For Equality" challenge to help bring equality to 50 extremely disadvantaged girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa.

Throughout the month of March:

• Alun will be dusting off his trainers to walk all the way from Baker Street to our office in Edgware
• Edita will be exercising and pushing weights in her back garden
• Luke will be running 10km per week in and around London
• Hannah will be skipping for 10 minutes every day (and attempting new tricks requested by donors!)

In Uganda, the current threat of COVID-19, a soaring rate of out-of-school girls, and an escalating rise in female unemployment have made the need for life-skills education more essential than ever. But many girls and young women in the communities that Brass for Africa works in continue to face unacceptable discrimination driven by deeply entrenched gender inequality. Propelled by stigma and misconceptions, many don't feel worthy of fulfilling their potential.

It costs £350 to provide 1 girl with Music and Life-Skills Education for an entire year. As a team, we would like to raise at least £350...