Freshworks Chennai Marathon Charity - Tamil Nadu Type One Diabetes Foundation

• Who we are?

Chennai Runners is a non- profit voluntary running club, started in 2006 by three passionate runners, to motivate many people to come out and run for their health and fitness at their own comfortable level.

We now have 16 chapters across Chennai, through which we organize several running events throughout the year and has been instrumental in popularizing running as a route to wellness.

• What we do?

Chennai Runners are the brains behind The Chennai Marathon (AIMS Certified & Abott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group Qualifiers), and are popular for their credo by the runners, for the runners.

Chennai Runners have always been at the forefront in taking up the societal initiatives, which leaves a mark behind on every runner participating in the event. The initiatives have brought in positive change for the betterment of society at large.

• Why this campaign?

CR has taken the "Run for Diabetes/Raise funds for T1D" initiative to raise the funds for this noble cause in order to support and provide lifesaving medicines to the underprivileged children who themselves don’t have much awareness about this disorder.

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), is a chronic auto-immune condition in which insulin-producing beta cells are mistakenly destroyed by the body's own immune system. T1D occurs primarily in children and young adults (0-20yrs). There is no known cure for Type 1 diabetes, and administering insulin regularly, and having holistic knowledge on its management is foundational in safeguarding the future of every child being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Currently there are 2.5 lakh children in India living with T1D, and the T1D index 2022, identifies that for every 100 people diagnosed with T1D in India, 55 children/people are not alive today.

To know more, please visit https://www.t1dfindia.org/