What does a mother mean to you? To the two little girls on the right, a mother means someone someone to care about their future. A mother means being able to go to school. These children, and thousands like them, have lost their parents. Cecily's Fund makes it possible for them to go to school, where caring, well-trained teachers look after their well being. Mother's Day flowers fade, but an education lasts a lifetime.

Buy a gift card for Mother's Day and help an orphaned child to go to school, for a whole year. >>more

Six wonderful people are running for us in the inaugural Brighton Marathon and helping raise funds to help Zambian orphans to go to school. Please sponsor them! >>more information

Parachute jumps are once in a lifetime experiences and with Cecily’s Fund, your skydiving and parachuting dreams really can become reality! Choose from a tandem sky dive, a solo parachute jump or a professional skydiving course >>>more information

If you have got a place in the ballot, we would love to have you on our team! >>more information

There are currently 1.2 million orphans in Zambia - over half of them have lost their parents because of AIDS. We are making plans to mark this day and hope that as many of our supporters as possible will join us either by attending one of our events or by putting on their own event.

Cecily's Fund will be organising activities in the UK, Switzerland, the USA and Zambia to mark this important day.

Why not do something in your school, university, office, or community to mark the day?

World AIDS Orphans Day is an international day - for more information see www.worldaidsorphans.org

Walk or run a 4km or 10km route.After the challenge you can relax in the grounds of Thornbridge Hall and enjoy a BBQ and drinks. This is a real fun family event - even pushchairs can be taken on the 4km route. Entrance to the challenge is FREE, and all the money you raise in sponsorship, will come to Cecily's Fund. Please contact us for registration info.

Once again Diva opera will delight us with a virtuoso performance, this time of Verdi's Falstaff, in the intimate setting of a marquee in the grounds of one of Britain's most gracious country houses. In addition to the performance, the evening includes tea on arrival, champagne at the interval and a full three course dinner with wine and coffee. >>more

Cycling from London to Paris is one of the great cycle experiences in Europe. With long days in the saddle and some strenuous hill-climbs, the sight of the Eiffel Tower, the finishing point, will evoke a real sense of achievement. The last day in Paris allows us to explore the streets of Paris and soak up the romantic atmosphere of this majestic city! Please contact us for registration info.

The landscape of Northern Vietnam is an area of outstanding beauty, cultural interest and high biodiversity. During this trek through the forested hills and paddy-fields you will experience first-hand the everyday life and culture of the minority Thai and Muong people. Sleeping in traditional villages houses each night. Time spent in bustling, colonial Hanoi provides a wonderful contrast to the tranquil remoteness of our trek. Contact us for more information

Another gem from Diva's wide repertoire will be performed, once again at Neuchatel's Theatre du Passage in December.

Proceeds from all ticket sales will go to Cecily's Fund.

The summit of Mount Kenya rises to 5199m and dominates the rich green farmland of Kenya’s Central Highland region. Surrounded by dense forest, rich in African flora and fauna, the central volcanic peak can be summated only by skilled technical climbers. The hardy trekker can reach the third highest peak, Point Lenana at 4985m, and it is this challenging route that this trek attempts. The trek takes us across the entire mountain range and its numerous bio-diverse ecosystems. From lush vegetation to barren rock, Mt Kenya has it all and it will, quite simply, take your breath away. Contact us for more information

Education feeds the minds of orphans and vulnerable children, and this in turn helps them put food on the table for their families in the future. So next year our fundraising theme is food and drink.

We anticipate a plethora of cake sales, teddy bears’ picnics, dinner parties and more!

Following the huge success of our 10,000 mile challenge last year which helped us raise over £40,000 we are now challenging our supporters to beat that record by raising money through music to give hope to the orphans and vulnerable children of Zambia. Concerts, busking, quizzes, karaoke, charity balls, dances, parties, CD sales... the possibilities are endless! Put your money making musical event on You Tube and you could win a prize for the best idea. For more information see our Make Music Give Hope web page. If you'd like any advice or help in organising something like this, contact us at Cecily's Fund.

You’ve met our ambitious challenge to celebrate our 10th Anniversary: by walking/running/swimming/climbing/cycling 10,000 miles - the equivalent of the distance from Oxford to Lusaka! But why stop there? We could keep going and cover the 10,000 miles back to Oxford again. For more information about how you can help, and an outline of walks that have been organised so far, please see our 10,000 Mile Challenge page. If it's too cold outside, why not cover a few miles on the treadmill, cycling machine or rowing machine at your gym. Talk to the gym manager about organising a 10,000 mile challenge day and get other gym users involved too. If you'd like any advice or help in organising something like this, contact us at Cecily's Fund.