Hall Steps Foundation Charity Promo

Wendy Shulik - Producer/Editor (WendyCity Productions)
Ryan Hall footage courtesy of The Hall Steps Foundation
Additional footage shot by Wendy Shulik, Carlos Ginard, Greg Cozzi, Adam Salasek and Rebecca Votta.
Zambia photos courtesy of Michael Chitwood, Team World Vision.

http://thestepsfoundation.org/about/

Founded by Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall and his wife Sara, The Hall Steps Foundation aims to empower the running community to use the energy and resources that fuel runners' athletic achievements for social justice efforts. Currently in its first year of operation, the Steps Foundation funds initiatives that tackle structural causes of poverty such as chronic lack of access to basic entitlements including clean water, shelter and physical security. Specifically, Steps partners with leading international and local nonprofits in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia to fund projects that invest in sustainable methods of enhancing access to basic essentials. To-date, this has included (1) constructing community wells in East Africa to secure water access; (2) funding an orphanage in Kenya to ensure access to shelter and basic education; and (3) sponsoring legal counsel for victims of human trafficking in Southeast Asia to enhance victims' physical autonomy. In the U.S., the Hall Steps Foundation is funding youth mentor and running programs across the country that aim to position athletic activity, goal-setting and training camaraderie at the center of the national movement to improve youth health, fitness and opportunity.

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• ryan hall
• hall steps foundation
• marathon
• chicago marathon
• olympics
• charity
• charities