Sport Relief

With the combination of endurance, hilarity and celebrations of Sport Relief coming to a close it is apt to consider what has been achieved and the “distance” still needed to go to reach the ultimate goal. Every year it seems that the deprivation of the needy including young children, often orphaned and living in unimaginable conditions, the majority concentrated in under-developed countries is worsening across the globe. The success stories are few and far between compared to the tragic and dire conditions in which many still live. It is incomprehensible that this continues in 2012 and despite Sport Relief reaching over £52 million from donations and celebrity endeavours that such a monumental amount will not touch the tip of the iceberg to help many who continue to suffer.

How are all these millions spent? Obviously huge events like Sport Relief cost money to organise, and there is also the cost of flights, aid and a significant amount in between that needs to be taken into account. So only a fraction of the money raised goes to those who need it most. These large celebrity-saturated charities do some good such as providing vaccinations, mosquito nets, education, food, clean water and further measures to prevent the spread of disease.


Does the vague descriptions on the Sport Relief site about how money is spent merely highlight and accentuate the severity of the issues that need to be tackled rather than showing how they have been resolved?

After more than 20 years of Sport Relief and other large events like Comic Relief, few “goals” have been reached in that time and the question that must be asked is; how much is needed to really make a difference?

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