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Trek for Rights

By Marnie Umbers

Why I'm fundraising for women and girls in crisis

There are 614 million women and girls living in conflict affected areas today.
From Palestine to Ukraine, Haiti, Sudan, and Afghanistan, their numbers are going up, as geopolitical conflicts, climate change, health and food crises intensify.

I'm taking part in Trek for Rights 2025 and raising vital funds to help support the efforts of UN Women in partnership with local women’s organisations to provide critical services, hope and a lifeline to women and girls in war-torn countries and communities affected by natural disasters.

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$5,394

My Goal

$3,000

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Raffle winners

Saturday 1st Feb
Thank you to everyone who bought tickets in our Trek For Rights raffle! Your support raises vital funds for UN Women Australia. But there can only be one (or in this case four) winners. 

1st prize: Thermomix TM6
Ticket #16
N.K. (Name withheld by request)

2nd prize: $100 Bunnings voucher
Ticket #50
D.W. (Name withheld by request)

3rd prize: $50 Bunnings voucher
Ticket #89
Claudia Mauracher

4th prize: $50 Bunnings voucher
Ticket #130
Jenny Nola

Congratulations to all of our winners!

We're raffling a Thermomix TM6!

Thursday 9th Jan
Secure your raffle tickets now for just $20 each and help us reach our fundraising goal!

Tickets are just $20 and can be purchased here: https://rafflelink.com.au/thermotrekforrights

There's only 300 tickets so grab yours before they sell out! Raffle will be drawn on 1 February or when tickets sell out - which ever comes sooner!

Good luck!

Fundraising is in full swing!

Monday 6th Jan
Fundraising in support of women and girls in conflict and disaster affected areas around the world is in full swing! Bunnings Mornington hosted us on New Year's Day and we were blessed with some fantastic weather, and I cleared out my wardrobe on Sunday at the I Wore It Once market, with all proceeds going straight to UN Women Australia!

Any donation assists us in our fundraising target, but more importantly, it helps to support those who need it most. Don't forget, all donations over $2 are tax deductible.

Kerry Camino: complete

Wednesday 19th Jun
This month I trekked 60km across County Kerry in Ireland, from Tralee to Dingle - The Kerry Camino. 

The trek averaged 20km each day over three days and can I tell you, it was one of the most challenging, but more rewarding things I've ever done. 

It was the first multi-day trek I've undertaken and it's taught me that I'll need to add some multi-day hikes to our training schedule for New Zealand, but also sustained hill ascents and descents, and lots of stairs! 

An old knee injury niggled as I began to tire around the 15km mark on the first day, after traversing the side of a mountain in the pouring rain with very uneven terrain. I'll be working over the coming months to right the knee and strengthen my quads and calves. 

The most important learning from this latest adventure was that I can do hard things! Day three was especially trying and I was very close to throwing in the towel after lunch. I was feeling awful (did I mention I had some form of gastro in the 48 hours leading into the trek?) my legs were just about done, my knee was constantly reminding me of its existence and my head was starting to feel all sorts of not ok and definitely dehydrated. I took my time, stripped off some layers to try to regulate my body temperature, got more electrolytes into my system, and over the coming hour I started to come good.

I can't wait to trek NZ in support of UN Women Australia and thank those who have already shown their support for the upcoming adventure! Your donation (however great or small) is very much appreciated as we work towards our Trekfetti team goal of $6000.

Thank You

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Anonymous

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Peninsula Planning Consultants

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Cwa Peninsula Belles

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Mel Gladstone

Great cause!

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Susan Tallarida

Have a great trek. Donation 1/2 from CWA and half from me.

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Gillian Simmonds

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Alison Terry

Great to hear that you’re joining the trek Marnie! Hope all is well with you, Alison

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Jo Burbidge

Great work!

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Gary Grant

go Marnie…legend.

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Lina

Well done Marnie on supporting such a great cause!

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Kelly Purvis

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Fiona Smeaton

Well done Marnie - a great cause!

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Sarah C Barnbrook

Go get em Marnie!

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Phil

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Em Graham

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Kellie Fillis

Have a fab walk, guys 🥰

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Daniel Gladstone

Great cause Marns 😘

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Grant Hocking

Enjoy the trek.

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Anonymous

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Angela Vitinaros

Happy to support your Trek for Rights—such an important cause. Best of luck!

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Maria Pavic

Well done Marnie and have a great time!

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Katie Jones

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