Andrew Davies is fundraising for SOS Children's Villages UK

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SOS Children's Villages UK

Charity Registration No. 1069204

For nearly 60 years, SOS Children has built communities around the world for children who have no one to turn to. By providing a home and a new mother in a purpose-built local Village, thousands of orphaned and abandoned children have been given a loving and secure family for life.

SOS Children also plays an important role in supporting the development of local communities by building and running nursery, primary and secondary schools; vocational training centres and medical centres, all of which are open to the children in our care and to those from the wider community. Where possible, we want to prevent child abandonment, so we offer skills, training, education, counselling and micro-loans to vulnerable families so can they can provide for their children in the long-term. SOS Children also provides emergency relief in situations of crisis and disaster.

Today, we care for more than 78,000 children in 490 unique SOS Children's Villages in 124 countries worldwide, and also support a further one million children and families in local communities.

Charity Registration No 1069204

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Andrew Davies

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18/11/2009

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Raised: 84%

Target: £5,000.00
Raised so far: £4,175.00

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Starting on the 15th June 2009, we (Angela and Andrew) will be traveling overland in a Landrover from London to Cape Town.

Our route takes us from London through Europe into Turkey, Syria and Jordan before crossing the Red Sea by ferry into Egypt. From Egypt we will follow the well traveled East Africa overland route South through Northern Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Namibia and finally into South Africa. We hope to arrive in Cape Town in the last week of October 2009.

In addition to traveling through 21 countries and covering over 22,000km of tarred roads and dusty tracks, we want to use this opportunity to raise the profile and some much needed money for SOS Children's Village, a charity who is involved in a number of projects throughout Africa.

SOS Children's Villages is the world's largest orphan and abandoned children's charity. Its global network of sponsors and donors provide a new family and home for more than 70,000 children in 475 unique Children's Villages in 123 countries. Their supporters also help a million children and their families through SOS community outreach programmes. We will visit a number of the villages to meet the families and children on route to Cape Town.

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Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: SOS Children's Villages gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

You can also visit our website and travel blog for further details on how to sponsor us directly at: www.togetherinafrica.co.uk.

	Glad you two are having such fun! Keep the diary going. See you in Jan xx Donation by Liz Chong 24/09/09	£70.00 + £19.74 Gift Aid
	wishing you a wonderful trip, very envious, looking forward to hearing about all of your adventures xxx Donation by Siobhain McCullagh 25/08/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Best of luck, can't wait to hear the stories when you get back! Donation by Matt Hartnett 13/07/09	£100.00
	Hi Cuz, really enjoying your journey! Donation by Graham McCowen 09/07/09	£100.00
	Plastic bottles - just say no! Miss you already, have the best adventure & keep safe, lots love H xxx Donation by Helen Smellen 19/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	That is a whole world of dust! Good luck!! Looking forward to January with the sprog. Donation by William & Ellen 16/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	What an amazing opportunity! Best of luck both of you! Gonna miss you! Donation by Sam and Damien 12/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Don't spend it all on chocolate. Donation by Jaffa & Dillerman 11/06/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	I am incredibly envious of this trip. Safe travels!!! Donation by Christine Vanden Beukel 11/06/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Donation by Labrat 10/06/09	£2,000.00
	From one jobless couple to half another. Make sure it gets to the children you scam-artist. (Not you Angel you're lovely and we like you) Donation by Ayesha & Ishaan 09/06/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Good luck and enjoy. Donation by Adam Chalk 08/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Here's wishing you safe, happy travels and a lifetime of memories. Donation by Liz Appleford 08/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	I can't wait to hear the stories. Enjoy! Donation by Sofie Verhaegen 07/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Experiences like this are what life is all about - enjoy what will be an amazing adventure! Donation by Roger Dietrich 07/06/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Have a great time there! Donation by Pieter & Fernanda 04/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	enjoy the adventure Donation by david strauss 04/06/09	£50.00
	Have a fantastic time - try and forget about KCM!! Donation by Max Hartley 03/06/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Best of luck - and take care! Donation by Peter Firth 01/06/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Best of luck! Donation by Agnese 27/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	A once in a life time opportunity well done for grabbing it by the horns! Donation by Lulu & Tommo 27/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	This sounds a totally awesome trip - can't wait to hear about it XX Donation by Rowena and Andrew 26/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	What a great charity to benefit from your adventure! Take care of each other. Donation by cath & al 26/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Great idea to raise money for people who really need it! Best of luck for this great trip. Post as many pics as possible! Donation by Les Clavels 26/05/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Best of luck. Sure beats crunching credit for CLOs! Great to see people giving something back. Donation by David Fewtrell 26/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	slackers xx Donation by max & miami 20/05/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£3,675.00
Offline donations:	£500.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£401.92

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