Brigitte Melly
Fundraising for Calling Cape Town Challenge 2027
About Brigitte Melly
Adventure-lover (and Bear’s human), back for my 4th Calling Cape Town. Still nervous, still showing up, for the kids and the community. 🐕🙏
My story
I’m not a traditional triathlete. I’m the person who says yes to the big, slightly unreasonable adventure and then spends the next few months wondering what I’ve done (over and over again). That’s how Calling Cape Town started for me. It looked like such a cool challenge, for a good cause, so I signed up. Four years later it still scares me (and somehow I’m less prepared each time!), and that’s part of why I keep coming back. I believe we’re made for more than staying comfortable. Every year I stand at the start line, nervous, and am reminded that I don’t have to do hard things on my own strength. The community around this event is kind and generous, and we show up for each other and for the kids at the heart of it. Crossing the line is great, but being part of something bigger than my own finish time is what I’m really in it for. Education changes the course of a child’s life, and Calling Education is helping make that happen. It’s a way for me to put my faith into action, using what I’ve been given (my legs, my love of a challenge and my community) to open doors for someone else.
The 167km challenge
- Swim8kmRobben Island Crossing
- Cycle109kmCape Town Cycle Tour
- Run50kmSummit Three Peaks
The backers3
- HHayley CR 250
Good luck Brigitte. Great cause.
- SSergio PellegriniR 103
- MMelissa VogelR 21
The utlimate queen of Calling.
raised of R 15 000 goal
100% of your donation goes to Calling Education. PPS Investments covers every event cost.
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Your donation turns 167km of sweat into classrooms, books and real futures for South African learners.
Make a donationWe don't race for medals. We race so a generation of South African children can learn.
Calling Cape Town was started by passionate South Africans set on tackling one of the country’s biggest challenges - giving the majority of its children access to quality education.
Every athlete and volunteer takes on the challenge to raise funds for Calling Education, which has proven that you can run an independent high school delivering top-quality education for around R8,000 a year - from 60 learners in 2018 to more than 700 across three campuses today.
- 700+
- Learners now enrolled across three campuses
- R8k
- A year in school fees — low cost, top quality
- 2018.
- Founded in Stellenbosch with just 60 learners
Calling Education is a registered PBO (930055017).