Alan and Qaqamba will be taking on the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon to help raise funds for RX Radio, the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital station.
Cape Town, South Africa (12 October 2023) – RX Radio is a radio station run by and for children based at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. They have lost major funding since the pandemic and are working to keep the station on air. Heroes Qaqamba Cuba and Alan Jacobs are taking on the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon to help raise funds for the station.
“We exist to empower South African children with voice and agency so they can exercise influence within the community and the issues facing them. We have trained 135 Child and Young Reporters aged 4 to 18, at Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Paarl Hospital and Brooklyn Chest Hospital. We are also one of the first radio stations in the world to have children broadcasting from within a hospital.” – Chelsey Daniels, Junior Project Officer for RX Radio
Launching the campaign #RXRadiosWarriorsOnWheels RX reporter Qaqamba Cuba, a 23-year-old Law Student at UWC living with Congenital Scoliosis, will be participating in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon with Southern Striders runner, Alan Jacobs on the 15th of October to raise funds for RX Radio.
The Warrior on Wheels Foundation has sponsored a runner’s buggy which Qaqamba will be using in her race with Alan. They will be running the 42.2km race on the 15th of October 2023. Qaqamba is so excited about the challenge and not letting her condition hold her back.
This isn’t the first time Alan is running for RX Radio. His first time running on behalf of the station was in 2022 at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon and more recently the Two Oceans Marathon, which took place in April this year.
Due to the fundraising landscape drastically changing, post-COVID, the station has been battling to secure enough funds which would allow them to continue with their mission of providing broadcasting skills, knowledge and entertainment to children with and without chronic conditions and disabilities.
“Now, we are calling on the public to donate and help us keep children’s voices on air for many more years to come.”
You can help them by donating here. They are hoping to raise R77,000 which is the current shortfall in operation costs for the station.
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