Join the TRAILTREKKER walk and support Oxfam's relief work

Chile, Haiti and war-torn Congo are just three of the 26 countries where the charity is providing water, aid and sanitation to thousands of stricken people.

An upsurge of fighting in eastern Congo has seen almost a million people forced to flee their homes over the past 12 months. Oxfam says it has expanded its emergency response to deal with the situation, and is now providing vital assistance to some 800,000 vulnerable people.

Oxfam is still looking for people to support its aid efforts abroad by signing up for this summer's Trailtrekker event in the Yorkshire Dales, which the charity hopes will raise some 600,000.

Last year more than 600 people took part in the non-stop 100km walk, starting and ending in Skipton.

People should enter in teams of four for the sponsored walk, which will be held on the weekend of June 5 and 6. It takes most teams around 27 hours to complete the challenge. For more information or to sign up, visit oxfam.org.uk/trailtrekker or yorkshirepost.co.uk/trailtrekker2010.