Anne Curtis Is Running Her First Marathon After Giving Birth To Benefit Abused Children

Anne Curtis, who recently turned 38 years old, will run her first marathon after giving birth to her and her husband Erwan Heussaff's first child, Dahlia Amelie, in 2020.

The actress/TV host/entrepreneur is set to run the Tokyo Marathon on March 5, 2023, or four days after her daughter's third birthday. Before becoming a mom, she ran the New York Marathon in 2016 and the London Marathon in 2018.

Anne, who's also aa goodwill ambassador of UNICEF, made the announcement last February 19 on Instagram.

"Running with a purpose has always made each kilometre even more meaningful," she captioned her post. "And for my 3rd marathon in Tokyo on March 5, I’m dedicating it to help raise funds for child victims of violence, abuse and exploitation."

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Anne went on sharing the reason for her choice of beneficiary, "I met with the UNICEF PH team and I learned about how children and women are in need of child protection services.

"Last year, there was at least 9,000 cases of child abuse reported. But the cases are probably much higher. @unicefphils Child Protection program supports TeleCPUs for abused children.

"Barangay TeleCPUs are one-stop centers where abused children and women can safely and privately access medical, legal, and psychological services for FREE. Each TeleCPU is equipped with a desktop computer with video conferencing and internet connection so doctors, social workers, and legal workers can support children’s cases in real-time."

Anne then encouraged her followers to support her cause, "Every donation, no matter how big or small, can help keep TeleCPUs nationwide open and running so that our vulnerable children can get urgent help and start healing from trauma and stigmatization."

She also made this appeal: "Please give what you can and I will personally match the total donation raised to help more vulnerable children." And gave the details on how to make a donation. "Thank you so much loves!"

Meantime, Anne has been training for the upcoming Tokyo Marathon. She admitted in another post that she's "super struggling" and "still at a run walk pace." After all, she's undergoing less than two months of training." She's just thankful for having Dahlia around as her cheerleader.

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Read here on how Anne's perspective on child's rights changed since becoming a mother.