Elricco Govindasamy, a finance business partner at Sage Africa and the Middle East, is competing in seven cycle races, covering more than 662 kilometres, to create awareness about retinitis pigmentosa, a group of eye-related disorders that cause vision loss. The funds will be donated to
Retina South Africa, a patient-led, registered non-profit with a mission of finding a cure for Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Elricco is embarking on this epic journey as part of the Sage Foundation $5 Million Challenge. To train for these races, Elricco is cycling more than 120 kilometres a week, with the aim of improving his average speed by one kilometre an hour each race. His target through this fundraising is to raise R50,000 (about US$3,400) in 2022 for the cause.
“Some individuals go to bed with poor eyesight and wake up partially or fully blind the next morning. I want to be one of the activists who gives hope to children robbed of a sensory-filled childhood and adults who have conceded to defeat and the darkness around them.” – Elricco Govindasamy, Finance Business Partner