Breadline Africa team members Jaco de Kock and Gail Davids will each run 23.7km to raise R48,000 for a new classroom at Khanyisa Educare Centre in Khayelitsha.
Cape Town, South Africa (06 September 2026) – What would you be willing to run 47.4 kilometres for? For Breadline Africa team members Jaco de Kock and Gail Davids, the answer was a classroom.
The pair will be swapping their usual working day for trail shoes on 21 November, when they each take on the 23.7km EX23 trail run at RMB Ultra-Trail Cape Town. Together, they’re aiming to raise R48,000. This will be enough to help fund a much-needed new classroom at Khanyisa Educare Centre in Site C, Khayelitsha.
And while 47.4km of Cape mountain terrain is no small challenge, the real finish line is somewhere much further away. Khanyisa has been serving its community since 1999 and is currently caring for 81 young children, despite having space for just 60.
The centre has already received support from Breadline Africa, including a kitchen, toilets and a classroom, but there simply isn’t enough room for all the children.
Some are still being taught in older container classrooms, which also fall short of the fire-safety standards needed for the centre to secure full registration and access the subsidies that come with it.
A new classroom would help ease the overcrowding and give the children a safer, healthier space where they can learn, play and grow. That is where Jaco and Gail come in.
Their day jobs already involve working towards better opportunities for children and communities, but this time they’re taking that commitment a little further.
The fundraising target is R1,000 for every kilometre they run. With each runner covering 23.7km, that works out to R47,400. The pair are rounding the target up to R48,000, giving supporters an easy way to get behind the challenge.
“We work for Breadline Africa because we believe in this cause, and now we want to put our own legs on the line to prove it,” says Jaco.
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If you would like to follow their journey or donate to the cause, follow the link here.
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