Want to run to make a difference? We are actively recruiting runners to join #TeamOrangutanChampions 🦧 for the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run.
By taking on this half-marathon challenge on 31 May 2026, you will support our mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and release Bornean orangutans into protected rainforests or sanctuary islands.
What past charity place runners have said about running for orangutans:
- “Why them? Well… our love for animals meant we stumbled across BOS UK, and seeing the amazing work they do, we knew we had to support their cause.”
- “I adopt a little orangutan called Bumi through BOS UK, and I’ll be imagining his little orange hand pulling me along if my legs get tired.”
- “…a recent study estimated that over 100,000 orangutans have been killed in just the past 17 years as their forest home is logged and burned primarily for the production of palm oil. The only reaction to this shocking news is to do something, don’t despair, act! Help us help them!”
Orangutans need our help, and it’s a #RaceAgainstTheClock to save them from extinction. By running for us in the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run, you make an amazing contribution by helping us build a mammoth solution. And that’s a big win for orangutans.
If you have questions about our charity places, contact community@bos-uk.org.
