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On New Years day we will be begining an adventure to drive a three wheeled auto-rickshaw from Pokhara in Nepal, to Kochi on the South Coast of India.
All our trip was funded by ourselves and all money donated will go straight to the charity.

The 2010 Rickshaw Runs will fund a new Mercy Corps project in Jasodapur, a rural agricultural village in the region of Orissa, India. Orissa is one of the poorest states in India with roughly 40% of the population living below the poverty line.

In the village of Jasodapur, 80% of the population live in rural areas and are dependent on farming to support their families. The villagers have to face many daily challenges that make surviving a constant struggle:

The village lacks basic health facilities, which means that 80% of births are forced to take place at home. This leads to extremely high infant mortality rates because of the unhygienic conditions mother and baby face immediately after birth.

With the funds raised from the 2010 Rickshaw Runs, Mercy Corps will work to help this isolated community to live independent, sustainable and secure lives.

The most effective way to improve the quality of live for the residents of Jasodapur is to improve farming practices. To do this efficiently Mercy Corps in partnership with local charity partner Adhikar will work with the Jasodapur Farmers Cooperative.

Thanks to Rickshaw Run funding this project will support approximately 25,000 people.

Thanks for your support !