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Take part in one of the CAFOD Challenges, or join Team CAFOD for a run. You can have some fun, and support CAFOD’s life-saving work across the world
You can be sure that for every bit of time, energy and commitment you put into a fundraising event, the rewards will be so much more.
One day of your life really can make a lasting difference to people in desperate need.
Running for CAFOD
Take part in an organised run, walk, swim, marathon, triathlon (you get the picture!) and become part of Team CAFOD.
Whether you’re a novice or a regular runner, join up, and raise money for people living in poverty.
We will support you every step of the way, with fundraising tips, training advice, a free CAFOD running vest and refreshments on the big day.
Take up a CAFOD challenge
If you want to go the extra mile – literally – to fundraise for CAFOD, our new challenges are for you!
These five new CAFOD challenges will open your horizons, provide an experience of a lifetime, and raise money to help some of the poorest people in the world.
![(Left to right) Richard Cockle, John Corney, Lizzie Cranfield, and Gavin Baxter celebrate together after finishing the Great North Run 2005 [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/media_folder/cafod/images/fundraising_images/sponsored_events/group_great_north_run_2005/10931-2-eng-GB/group_great_north_run_2005_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg)
Apply online to join Team CAFOD
Take part in a run or a CAFOD Challenge - if you would like to be part of our fundraising teams, please fill in this short application form - it only takes a few minutes


![Refugees gather at a makeshift camp near Kibati, 12 km north of the provincial capital of Goma, October 29, 2008 [REUTERS/Stringer, courtesy www.alertnet.org]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/dr-congo/images/refugees-who-fled-fighting/934156-2-eng-GB/refugees-who-fled-fighting_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![CAFOD supported communities with seeds, tools and training to help local people move home and reintegrate in Northern Uganda [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/uganda/images/move-home-and-reintegrate/945382-1-eng-GB/move-home-and-reintegrate_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![More than 700 campaigners rallied before delivering anti-poverty messages to every EU embassy in London [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/media_folder/cafod/images/campaign_images/trade_justice_campaign_images/embassy_bus/199633-2-eng-GB/embassy_bus_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![Fatna (right) brings home wood that she and some neighbours have harvested from outside the camp in Kubum, south Darfur [Paul Jeffery/ACT/Caritas]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/sudan/images/fatna-right-brings-home-wood/247664-2-eng-GB/fatna-right-brings-home-wood_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![Niccollette and Shrirvanie film the aftermath of the Guyanan floods, with support from CAFOD partner Guyana Human Rights Association [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/what-we-do/communications/images/after-guyana-floods/679742-1-eng-GB/after-guyana-floods_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)






