On September 30th, I will be running 3.3km around Dubai on the hour, every hour, for 30 hours straight to raise money for the Kai-Fella Foundation in memory of my close childhood friend Kai who sadly took his own life back in 2016. September 30th is Kai's 30th birthday and all money raised from the challenge will be going towards his foundation.
Since Kai's passing, his family founded the incredible foundation that is now Kai-Fella and now help thousands of men AND women across Australia tackle mental health by raising awareness along with putting on workshops across the country.
The Kai-Fella's mission includes:
- To reduce suicide amongst men and women in Western Australia and break the stereotype
- To improve awareness about mental illness and early prevention of suicide
- To reach as many young people as possible
- To build emotional muscles, emotional support and the capacity to talk with emotional intensity
- To enable every 16-year-old in Western Australia to attend a Kai-Fella early intervention workshop aimed at preventing suicide, disrupting stigmas and stereotypes and increasing emotional support
- To provide a network of services, advice and references for young people to help themselves or a friend