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About David
David Walliams, co-creator and star of Little Britain and Come Fly With Me, is no stranger to Sport Relief challenges.
In 2006, his awe-inspiring cross-Channel swim secured him a Sports Personality of the Year award. In 2008 he swam across the Strait of Gibraltar... in shark-infested waters. Then, in 2010, he led a team of celebrity friends in a cycle relay from John O’Groats to Land’s End.
Swimming the Thames was his most gruelling, dangerous and physically demanding challenge yet. David well and truly knows how to go the extra mile for Sport Relief.
- 2006
English Channel Swim - 2008
Strait Of Gibraltar Swim - 2010
Million Pound Bike Ride - 2011
BT Sport Relief Challenges Walliams Vs The Thames
When David Met Philip
Following his trips to Ethiopia, India and Kenya, David Walliams has been deeply moved by the street children he’s met along the way.
During his recent visit to Kisumu in Kenya, David met Philip – an orphan who struggles to survive by collecting scrap metal and plastic to sell before sleeping rough at night. It’s an extremely tough existence for anyone, but for a 12-year-old boy, it’s unthinkable.
Thankfully, David saw how a wonderful project called HOVIC uses Sport Relief cash to support Philip and many other street children just like him. There, vulnerable kids get a decent meal, have a safe place to sleep and the chance to learn at school – which is their only real hope of improving their lives.
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What Your Cash Can Do
£50 could pay for a child living on the streets in Kenya to go to primary school for a whole year and help give them a brighter future.