Race description

Each month, we lift a cause that we believe in. On March 8 we celebrate Internationl Womens Day, and thus this month we run for UN Women. This race, you can run anywhere - and all you need is a mobile phone. How to contribute: 1. Sign up for the RaceOne WORLD CHALLENGE Virtual 5k! It’s free! 2. Join the WORLD CHALLENGE Virtual 5k: March - and complete it anytime before March 31st! 3. Invite your friends! We donate 10 USD for every additional country where we have runners completing 5k. 4. Tell your friends! We donate 0.5 USD for every additional person that follows you when you run*! ABOUT UN WOMEN UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on four strategic priorities: Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence Women and girls contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and humanitarian action UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality, and in all deliberations and agreements linked to the 2030 Agenda. The entity works to position gender equality as fundamental to the Sustainable Development Goals, and a more inclusive world. If you prefer donating on your own, please do so here: https://donate.unwomen.org/en