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BBC News - December 1, 2007
It is the first walk to contribute to a 10,000-mile (16,093km) target organised by Witney-based charity Cecily's Fund.
Supporters will take turns to do walks and runs, until the mileage covered is the same as the distance from Oxford to the Zambian capital Lusaka.
Money raised will provide school shoes, uniforms, books and exam fees.
Cecily's Fund said it also funded health education and teacher training programmes and currently assisted more than 6,000 orphans.
The charity was set up 10 years ago in memory of Oxfordshire teenager Cecily Eastwood, who died in a road accident during her gap year in Zambia.
Charlotte Johnston, fundraising officer, said: "We are thrilled to have the scouts, cubs and beavers help us launch our campaign on this important day which focuses our minds on the spiralling problem of the Aids epidemic.
"We are appealing to local people to help us achieve our target by organising sponsored events throughout the year with their schools, work or social groups."
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