2024 SAFARICOM GREAT ARBAMINCH RUN
The 2025 Great Arba Minch Run takes place on July 2025 with date to be confirmed.
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Ethiopia’s Environment-friendly race
The Great Arbaminch Run is a brand-new race in Ethiopia! Ethiopia’s Environment-friendly race, The Great Arbaminch Run, debuts on 14th July in the stunning Arbaminch. This event offers runners, walkers, and eco-enthusiasts a chance to explore breathtaking scenery, minimize their environmental impact– all while promoting sustainability through reduced waste and tree planting.
Choose Your Package:
- Race Only (600 Birr): Participate in the main race.
- Race + Hiking (3000 Birr): Enjoy a pre-race Dorza Village, Hizo Water Fountain Visit & Hiking on Saturday Morning
- Full Package (Race + Hiking + BBQ) (3500 Birr): Experience the complete package! Pre-race hike, exhilarating race, and an evening BBQ.
If you have further questions please contact us via our office phone number +251 116 635 757 or email address info@ethiopianrun.org
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Go Green 2023-24 Plan
ACTION 1: WE WILL MINIMISE CARBON EMISSIONS
We are promoting “3km of walking per day” to get us all to think more about walking in place of making short car journeys.
We encourage participants living in close proximity (3km radius) to race venue to walk to and back from race venue on race day.
We are also encouraging our participants to use public transport and shared car transport for arriving at and returning from the race.
We will deploy electric cars to lead the elite race.
ACTION 2: WE WILL RECYCLE WHEREVER POSSIBLE
As in the past year’s race, we have used recyclable (eco-friendly) materials in the production of our race t-shirts & goody bags. We have continued our partnership with PETCO to collect and recycle all plastic bottles and other rubbish consumed and produced on race day.
ACTION 3: WE WILL ENCOURAGE DISPOSAL OF RUBBISH
Rubbish bins will be placed along the race course every 250m.
We’ll also put more portable toilets on race course
ACTION 4: WE WILL USE LESS PLASTIC
This year we are using a lighter water bottle for participants to make it easier for recycling. Our goody bag is also made of a non-plastic material which can be reused for shopping by participants.
ACTION 5: WE WILL USE LESS PAPER
We no longer use paper for registering participants. All registration has been done electronically.
Participants also receive their race magazine electronically in place of printed magazines.
We use more e-posters, e-fliers, e-invites
Re-use scrap papers for internal communication purposes
We put a disclaimer: “think about the environment before you print this email” on all our electronic communications as a reminder to our stakeholders.
ACTION 6: WE WILL WORK TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT ENVIRONMENT
Putting Go Green logo on every promotional materials
Scheduled (weekly/monthly) posts on social media about environment and GER’s Go Green 5 strands
Run social media campaigns to Teach/Train/Encourage people not to throw rubbish in their day to day activities
We invite all our participants and stakeholders to join us in this campaign and to contribute positively to the sustainability of our environment.
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