Pat Mc Mahon is the founder of Mothers First Charity. He is going to run the mini marathon backwards and bare foot. That's right Backwards and Barefoot. Why It symbolises that as a world and community we are going backwards. All over the world, children may have a worse future than there parents. We are raising funds to support 1 community of 600 households from Iidaan village in Somaliland in East Africa. Our web page for our work in Somaliland is here https://www.mothersfirst.net/somaliland. In 2025 ran the Cork marathon barefoot and raised money to build a birthing centre and kit is out. Now we are raising money to develop a livelihood programs, as well as water and sanitation projects. Your direct support will directly help make lives meaningfully better into the future we all deserve . Target. Our target is ambitious 5000 Euro. Supporting us will bring hope to some of the poorest people in our world.