ELGON HALF MARATHON 2.0 – PROGRAM LINE UP
Here’s how events will flow at the Elgon Half Marathon on November 2nd 2024
UNDP, JOCDEF WALK TO END GBV IN AMUDAT
With only 2 days left to the 2nd edition of the Elgon Half Marathon with Joshua Cheptegei in Mbale city, UNDP, JOCDEF and partners have held a successful 5km walk and community dialogue at Nabokotum primary school in Amudat district aimed at raising awareness against gender based violence (GBV) and protecting the environment. This is…
Mbale authorities give Elgon Half Marathon the green light
It is now all systems go after authorities of Mbale City and neighboring areas gave the second edition of the UNDP Elgon Half Marathon with Joshua Cheptegei a thumbs-up. In a meeting at Mbale Courts View Hotel in upscale Mbale City on Monday, a team comprising Joshua Cheptegei Development Foundation members, United Nations Development Programme…
Running for the future
In the scenic foothills of Mount Elgon, a groundbreaking partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Joshua Cheptegei Development Foundation will bring to life a desire to shape a better future. On November 2, the second edition of the Elgon Half Marathon will bring together athletes, conservationists, and community champions to tackle…
Joshua Cheptegei Athletics camp features 7 out of 12 at the WXC – Bathurst
The Joshua Cheptegei Development Foundation (JOCDEF) Athletics Club qualified a total of 7 athletes out of the 12 for both the junior men and women teams to represent Uganda at the weekend’s 44th World Cross Country Championships. The group that went through a series of demanding national trials and intense training, a month of intense…
When we launched the Foundation
On November 29, 2021, World and Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei and his team launched the Joshua Cheptegei Development Foundation in Kapchorwa Municipality, bringing to a climax years of preparation and paperwork. The Foundation was started in 2015 with a purpose to transform communities into strong, united and influential partners in development. However, the team had…
Women have their day in the sun
Kapchorwa District Bomagrounds was a beehive of activities as women tussled it out in the 5km and 10km road races on Saturday, October 8. The Independence Day Eve event was organized to specifically celebrate women and give them the platform to showcase talent and shape their own course going into the future. The weather was…
Our dream to educate the community thrives
In January, 9-year-old Jovia Kwaga, accompanied by her mother Daphine Kwaga, were hosted at the Foundation offices in Kapchrowa Municipality as they received a scholarship. Jovia’s plight was brought to the Foundation’s attention by members of the public who saw her soliciting support from well-wishers to enable her continue with studies. The Foundation carried out…
I would be nothing without the Foundation
Tourism is one of Uganda’s economic mainstays and occupies a central place in the country’s foreign exchange earnings. A recent commentary at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as Cheptegei raced to a gold medal in the 5000 meters event underscores this. The East African country offers a wide range of attractions such as the big cats,…
Athletics As Centrepiece Of Tourism
Tourism is one of Uganda’s economic mainstays and occupies a central place in the country’s foreign exchange earnings. A recent commentary at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as Cheptegei raced to a gold medal in the 5000 meters event underscores this. The East African country offers a wide range of attractions such as the big cats,…