Afriforum’s Ian Cameron says a world-renowned ultra-marathon athlete from Centurion, Bennie Roux, will run a 250-kilometre run to raise awareness about the trauma and suffering victims of violent crimes endure. 

He says Roux will be joined by other athletes from 22 to 26 October 2019 covering hundreds of kilometres in the Free State to collect money for AfriForum’s Trauma Support Unit.

He adds that the trauma unit started with its main focus being the victims of farm attacks, but it later spread to other activities such as counselling those would need to testify and even cleaning crime scene where victims live: “The Trauma Support Unit provides a very unique, personal service to victims of violent crimes – especially victims of farm attacks,” he says.

#RunforHope schedule by AfriForum:

22 October: Roux starts in Villiers and runs gravel road to Frankfort. At 13:30 he will hold a coin-laying ceremony at Hoërskool Wilgerivier in Frankfort 

23 October: He takes off at the Frankfort Golf Club and runs to Reitz. Roux will hold a coin-laying ceremony at 13:30 at Hoërskool Reitz, 24 October: Roux starts at Hoërskool Reitz and runs to Bethlehem. He ought to arrive at the Christian Centre in Bethlehem at 17:00.

25 October: Roux takes off at Lavender Hill on the N5 and runs to Fouriesburg. A colour run will commence at 12:00 at the Fouriesburg Intermediate School.

26 October: He takes off in Fouriesburg and concludes the day at the Rose Festival held at the Oranje Guest Farm.

Donate: Donate an amount per km (50c, R1, R5, R100 etc. 50c per km is for example R125).

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