The name “Serengeti” conjures up images of vast plains dotted with flat-topped Acacia tress, lions scouting the horizon from the top of rocky outcrops (Remember Lion King?), cheetahs hiding in long grasses and great birds soaring in the endless blue skies.

For 10 days – from May 1 – 10th, 61 participants and 15 teams walked, cycled or ran across the Serengeti – virtually – and raised more than $26,000 for women and girls in northern Tanzania.