Ontario RIDE
September 6-7, 2024
For the Love of Women and Babies
We are back in the saddle for another Ride for Gutu Mission Hospital. Our mission remains unchanged - to make a lasting and positive impact on maternal and infant healthcare in the Gutu District by supporting the efforts of Gutu Mission Hospital (GMH) through training opportunities for staff and upgrades to existing infrastructure.
On September 6th and 7th, a group of cyclists will ride over two days from Dundas to Port Dover in Ontario, Canada, and back to raise essential funds for a training workshop which will equip healthcare professionals with the necessary skills and knowledge to diagnose and manage emergencies during childbirth, ensuring the well-being of mothers-to-be and their babies.
Additionally, we plan to address a crucial need at Gutu Mission Hospital - restoring the water supply in the maternity unit, this will improve infection control and ease the burden of work for the staff from carrying water in buckets. Our goal is to ensure that clean and reliable running water is readily available for both the dedicated staff and expectant mothers who rely on the hospital's services.
Our fundraising target for 2024 is $60,000.00. Your generous contributions and support will create a lasting impact, improving maternal and infant healthcare while empowering healthcare professionals in Zimbabwe.
Registration for this event closed on July 10, 2024.
Meet the Riders
Thanks to our amazing group of riders on the 2024 Ride for Gutu Mission Hospital.
"I am riding to help improve the health of mothers and their newborns in rural Zimbabwe. I'm doing this to raise money for training hospital workers later this year: Like a famous king from long ago: I will not offer to God that which cost me nothing."
"I'm riding to help not only to improve the maternity ward and clinical services at Gutu Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe but also to join hands with others who share the same mission. Together, we can create a lasting impact, making healthcare accessible to those who need it most. 'What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal'."
"I am riding for the Gutu Mission Hospital because it is a mission like the work Dr. Jean Chamberlain does in other parts of Africa. Dr. Chamberlain delivered both my beautiful grandchildren in Canada. I am intrigued by the work done in Africa to improve the lives of mothers and infants as well as outcomes. As a Christian, I have no medical training but I will do my part raising funds for the Gutu Mission Hospital."
"I'm riding to help provide support and awareness for the needs of mothers and babies at the Gutu Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe. What a great cause! 'Freely you have received, freely give.' Mathew 10:8. looking forward to a great ride with like-minded folks!"
"After a major heart operation and full recovery, and love for cycling, this is a great opportunity to help others. Thankful for this new lease of life and this cycling event is a great way to promote and advance the beautiful mercy work of EMS Canada!"
"My reason for joining is to help this hospital provide the essential medical care to these women and children ensuring that they can continue to save lives and offer urgent care."
"I am riding because I want mothers and babies in Gutu to have access to adequate care and have better health outcomes. 'To whom much is given much is required' - contributing to this ride is one way to use my time and resources to support Gutu Mission Hospital, the facility where my mother was born."
"I'm riding for Gutu Mission Hospital because it's a small way to give back to the community that raised my grandparents. In spite of all the obstacles they faced yesterday, I'm able to ride today because they persevered."
"I met Peter Agwa while on a ride and he talked to me about the ride to support the Gutu mission hospital in Zimbabwe.
I am happy to participate on this ride and looking forward to meeting the other folks who are participating."
I am happy to participate on this ride and looking forward to meeting the other folks who are participating."
"I ride for the most important people in the world, women and children and to make an impact globally."
"I am riding to support my community. Because, 'we are the ones we have been waiting for'!"
"I'm riding to support Gutu Mission Hospital in their work providing urgent care for mothers and babies. Because mothers and their health is so, so important for the health of family and community. "
"I am biking with this group to raise support and awareness for the Gutu mission hospital and the education of medical staff at the hospital to give the best care possible to moms and babies. As mom to 6 children and having 5 sections I realize the importance of obstetrical and gynecological care. And how important for all the staff to have knowledge and training."
"I am riding to be able to raise money to help people in need of better health care, while at the same time improving my own health and getting to spend some quality time with other Christians who are doing the same. 'But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.' Is. 40:31."
"If a simple thing like a bike ride can improve the health of mothers and babies in Zimbabwe, then sign me up! I had a great time last year, can't wait to ride again!"
"I am riding to support the good work that is being done at the Gutu Mission Hospital with its program for mothers and their babies."
"I am participating in this fundraising ride so I can share some of my time, finances, and energy to bless and help with the needs of my brothers and sisters in Africa and specifically supporting the efforts of Gutu Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe."
Meet the support Team
Thanks to our amazing support team of the 2024 Ride for Gutu Mission Hospital.
Supporting the cyclists
"I'm joining the ride for the Gutu Maternity hospital because I know the need for improved service. When mother's lives are compromised with what we in the western world consider to be a virtually risk free procedures, I feel compelled to involve myself, at least in the smallest way, in God's service to provide some help."
Supporting the cyclists
"I come from Chiwara Village in Masvingo Province. Gutu Mission Hospital is the referral hospital for women who experience complications during pregnancy and delivery. Local clinics do not have facilities to help women with high risk pregnancies, premature labour and preterm birth conditions amongst others. I am passionate to help fundraise as the building of a maternity ward with state of the art facilities, will help many families and the community welcome healthy babies and preserve the mothers lives."
"I am inspired by the gift of oneself to humanity, ubuntu!"
"I believe in this mission of raising support to make a lasting impact for the healthcare of mothers and infants at Gutu Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe. Supporting the riders in this journey is my contribution in kind for this mission."
"I am inspired by the love and generosity of Canadians and other well wishers to support a community thousands of miles away. Gutu Mission Hospital is dear to me because that's where my rural home is and it not only assists my relatives, but some of them work there. So this noble cause fulfills a very personal need."
"I support Gutu Mission Hospital to raise much-needed funds to ensure families in the community can experience childbirth and receive medical care for complications without fear. These funds will provide essential equipment to offer necessary support and care."