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We are running further than ever before The global Youth Movement Information Kit Modern Day Slavery There are 35.8 Million SLAVES Around the world today. (Source: Global Slavery Index, 2014) 76 % in Asia & Oceania Every 24 Hours 5,500 men, women USD 150 Billion Illegal Profits 0 Countries are free from Yet the awareness in the and children lose their freedom per year. slavery. public is low Only 0,1 % are helped Anti Slavery programmes are Only less than 6000 But young people want to annually. funded less than 0.2 % of that. perpetrators are convicted. change that. We are not winning the fight, Urgency is needed Y Aiming for a world free of slavery, this group of compassionate, empowered, and socially-conscious N T F O E U W R T young people across Asia organise and compete in an annual 24 hour, charitable endurance race which is fast gaining international momentum. H E O C U R R A Since 2010 The 24 Hour Race has engaged 120,000 young people in 3 cities raising over HKD 6,500,000 Incubated entrepreneurship in in fundraising and awareness campaigns to impact the trajectory of slavery and more than 100 students exploitation in Asia. by organising the 24 Hour Races The 24 Hour Race was held on the same day in Hong Kong, Singapore and We launched the new license Kuala Lumpur, with over 1,200 based expansions plan to take runners raising the race to new cities including The event grew even larger, HKD 1,500,000. Seoul in 2016. incorporating over 400 runners Aiming to fundraise more than in 41 teams from 15 different HKD 3 million and engaging schools, raising over more than 2000 runners. HONG KONG HKD 500,000. Kuala Lumpur Seoul 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 The first 24 Hour Race Singapore We gained official charity status commenced and The 24 Hour Race expanded to in Hong Kong, while fundraising concluded with great Singapore this year for the first over HKD 2 million for our success. 19 teams from time. beneficiaries. 8 international schools in Hong Kong joined and raised HKD 350,000. peak 24 The first peak24 race for corporate runners was held with 15 teams. millions of young people. 24 hours. the end of slavery. Vision of The 24 Hour Race what is the 24 hour race? The 24 Hour Races are driven entirely by the spirit, energy Y N T F O E U and dedication of students. Groups of students from different W R T schools form teams and run a continuous relay for 24 hours. They are sponsored for every lap they run, raising funds and H E awareness to benefit anti-slavery charities. O C U R R A “Our mission is to challenge our generation to lead global action against slavery through the 24 Hour Race movement.” for youth, by youth The 24 Hour Race is a youth movement since the very beginning. Students plan the events, run the races, fund-raise and advocate in their communities. By providing a comprehensive timeline and framework for the students to put together the race, we nurture youth leadership and entrepreneurship with a philanthropic cause. Kick off 9:00am Opening speeches by charities, sponsors, guests of honor and representatives from HQ Music Performances, speech, awareness exhibitions are held for public and other runners to enjoy when they are taking breaks between the runs One minute silence is ob- 12:00am served at mid-night 12 o’clock in tributes to victims of slavery Relay Run Students run for their school teams for 24 non-stop around the course in a relay style. Each team has a standard ratio of boys and girls and once the team stops running, they lose. Prize Giving Ceremony Various individual and team awards will be given to our runners by the end of the race 9:00am Our Story A grassroots movement that started in Hong Kong 2009 15 year old Christopher Schrader began walking 600 kilome- tres across the base of England in memory of a recent friend. The journey changed his life and highlighted the synergy between philanthropy and endurance, that as a young per- son there existed an effective way to positively demonstrate your commitment to a cause. Not only did Christopher have the chance to raise funds and awareness to support his late friend's memory, he also learned basic entrepreneurial skills that proved invaluable in his life. 2010 Two years and several expeditions later, the 24 Hour Race was born. The simple idea of running 24 hours relay-style with friends presented an accessible way to taste endurance, whilst being challenging for both recreational and serious athletes. Finding the right philanthropy was more difficult. But after hearing about the slavery epidemic being unraveled, the 24 Hour Race team felt compelled that this was the cause to support. 2015 We expanded the races to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. In 2014 and 2015, the 24 Hour Race was held on the same day in three major cities, with over 1,500 runners raising over USD 500,000. The 24 Hour Race became an official charity organization in 2015 with the mission to spread the impact across the globe. With the requisite knowledge and talent, the 24 Hour Race is ready to expand globally - spreading the anti-slavery and youth philanthropy message to millions. In the same year, we launched the first edition of Peak24: the corporate endurance challenge to confront modern slavery. it is charity, and also a youth movement “To be a part of the movement ending slavery was what motivated me to continue running in the late hours of the night. We run for the freedom of others, and so long as the fundraising frees at least one girl, I will continue to run and fundraise.” BAKE SALES AND INDULGENT SERVICE TRIPS AREN’T GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. Our event is a global movement that engages young people in a lifetime experience to raise awareness. When a student joins the race, their teachers, classmates, parents will be inter- ested to know more about the cause. When 10 students are joining the race and fundraise in the campus, the whole school will learn about the cause, and people will discuss and talk about slavery issues. When thousands of students around the world are joining the race, it becomes a youth movement - the world leaders, the governments will take actions, make policies and conscious decisions with the stories of modern slavery victims in their mind. Our Approach 24 Hour Races have been a youth movement since the very beginning, driven entirely by the spirit, energy and dedication of students. Students plan the events, run the races, fundraise and advocate in their communities. ▲ Student volunteers running audio visuals The 24 Hour Race 2014 Hong Kong Our Idea is simple and has developed dozens of young entrepreneurs HEADQUARTERS & STUDENTS ANTI-SLAVERY NGOs VOLUNTEERS We work with students to raise money and to change the lives of children (Student Committee) create urgency affected by modern slavery students organize the race and we support their growth The 24 Hour Race is a platform to empower youth. We provide opportunities for mentorship, professional development, leadership, and encourage durable philanthropic values in thousands of young people. We want young people to organize the events, find local solutions to problems, and grow professionally while learning about philanthropy. Student Directors are leading some key roles in organising the race including contacting schools, volunteers and donors. Our HQ team based in Hong Kong are providing professional mentorship, supporting systems and framework for them to put the event together. We allow our student leaders to be responsible for independently organised events for which we provide the opportunity but they execute. YOUTH LEADERSHIP The students lead advocacy and raise funds to fight one of the greatest challenges of our generation: slavery. Brining a unique youth movement into a local community develops strong leadership and entrepreneurship in young people. By taking ownership for a good cause they create hundreds and thousands of followers. SOCIAL INNOVATION We constantly challenge the status quo of events, awareness and fundraising for social causes. Being part of the 24 Hour Race enables students to unlock their creativity and entrepreneurship to address slavery. GLOBAL NETWORK With a growing movement, the students join an international network of young people who are committed to the same cause, who are challenging themselves to lead global action against slavery. We look back to five gener- ations of student directors who are willing to assist and help the future volunteers. Together they form a learning network that spreads across continents. “When we started I didn't really believe that we could pull off such an ambitious, exciting event. For every success we had a couple of failures, but we persisted, and I learned that I was capable of much more than I thought.” Avi Bharwaney Renaissance College Hong Kong Our Impact We make slavery an urgent problem. Without awareness or urgency, we can’t end slavery. All student raised funds go to Charity We believe that 100% of Student fundraising should go to our beneficiaries. We are striving to work towards this 100% model, where event expenses are covered by third-party pa- trons. We believe that all the efforts made by young people should directly support grassroots charities, which work in the field to help the most vulnerable. As a youth movement we specifically focus on exploitation of children. It is estimated that over a quarter of the millions of people trapped in slavery today are under the age of 18.

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