7 Wonders In 7 Days

7wondersIn7days.com was conceived on April 5, 2009 after Chi-chi Ekweozor was moved by an episode of The Secret Millionaire, Channel 4’s undercover entrepreneur TV show. Whilst browsing through a local Manchester entertainment magazine called The Scene (published by Concept Publishing) after the program ended, she spotted a challenge at the end of an article about the New 7 Wonders of the World.

The challenge stated:
“You’d either be very crazy or very rich to attempt to see all 7 new wonders in one two week trip…”

Somehow Chi-chi misread the end of the statement and decided to take on the challenge of seeing all 7 new wonders in a one week trip. And 7wondersin7days.com was born.
Inspired in part by Paul Smith’s Twitchhiker project in which he travelled half way across the globe relying on the goodwill of Twitterers, Chi-chi aims to travel to see the 7 new wonders of the world in 7 days from 10th October 2010 (10/10/10), raising £777,000 for 7 charities.

The plan is to use this trip to raise the profile of a foundation for education dedicated to the memory of her amazing grandmother which she is starting with her parents.

In helping the 7 charities she is fundraising for through 7 wonders in 7 days, Chi-chi hopes to finally do something significant to make a difference to the lives of the billions of people around the world living in abject poverty.

The 7 charities involved and some smart companies are helping her make the trip a reality, not just for herself but for 7 lucky people who will each win a 3 day holiday to one of the 7 new wonders of the world by supporting the cause.