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In September 2021, we challenged our team to virtually hike the Machu Picchu Inca Trail<\/strong>. This meant they had to walk, run or bike 60km in a week – from wherever they were! They could walk to the office, run around the block, follow a cycling route in their city, or try it all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And for every employee who joined the challenge, 24Slides would donate emergency food packages<\/strong> to Chicuchas Wasi, a primary school for impoverished girls in Peru. Because of the lockdown, many girls\u2019 families have lost their jobs, leaving them with no livelihood during the pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s what gave a greater purpose to our very first global challenge. And 70+ colleagues responded to the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The journey<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was a whole week where we virtually did the 60km Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu together. Walking, running, or biking, everyone challenged themselves to support a meaningful cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For some of them, it was a chance to resume an active life after confinement. Leslie, Design manager at 24Slides, says: \u201cI think it was a lot of fun. Honestly, I struggle to exercise consistently, but this was a great motivation for me to stay healthy<\/em>\u201d. While others discovered that they could take their fitness goals further. \u201cI loved it! 60km seemed fine to me. I suffered a bit to make it, but it didn’t seem impossible either. I think it would be great if there were more similar activities in the future<\/em>\u201d, adds Carla from our marketing team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even though we weren’t exactly in Cuzco, many of our colleagues took amazing photos of the local places they visited during the challenge. It was like sightseeing the world through our team\u2019s eyes! <\/p>\n\n\n\n But what was the real impact of these past seven days? <\/p>\n\n\n\n The results <\/p>\n\n\n\n First of all, we achieved our goal of getting our team together<\/strong>. This virtual activity was the perfect chance to strengthen team building and connect with colleagues from all our offices. We also created a WhatsApp group where 60+ participants from Ukraine, Indonesia, Peru, and Denmark sent more than 100 daily updates about the challenge (700+ messages in total).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looks like everyone had an awesome time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get ready for it – We did the math, and our team walked, ran, and biked the equivalent of 46.5 American football fields<\/strong>. All this team effort to support girls and their families in Peru. Plus, after the challenge ended, some members joined a Strava app club to stay motivated and active every day. Way to go, guys!<\/p>\n\n\n\n And our team is ready to take on this challenge again.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/24slides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Collage-of-photos-1-1024x768.png\")
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