We're going to !

The Mongol Rally is in its seventh year and has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for various charities over the years. More details can be found on the Adventurist's website- http://mongolrally.the adventurists.com/

You can follow our progress on our website: donatemongolia.co.uk

Basically we're driving from to Ulaanbaator, ( obviously) via Europe, , , , , , and . The event starts on 24th July 2010 and it should take us about four weeks to complete the 11,000 mile trip.

The event is completely unsupported so if we break down in a desert, we're on our own. The car we drive will also be auctioned off when we finish to raise even more money for charity. We will be paying for all expenses, (car, fuel, visas, return flights etc) so everything donated is going to charity. Did we mention that the car we're driving is a 1.0 litre Nissan Micra...!

We are supporting four charities in total but as we can only have one charity per page below are the links to the other charities.

www.justgiving.com/khanttouchthis - Mercy Corps

www.justgiving.com/khanttouchthis2 - Christina Noble Childrens Foundation

www.justgiving.com/khanttouchthis3 - Adventures for Development

And this page is raising money for SANDS.

Sands, stillbirth and neonatal death charity, is an organisation which can offer you support when your baby dies during pregnancy or after birth. The death of a baby is a devastating experience. The effects of grief can be overwhelming and parents, their families and friends can be left feeling dazed, disorientated, isolated and exhausted. It can be hard to take in information, to make decisions or to imagine how you are going to cope. At Sands there are people who understand what it's like because many of us have been through this experience ourselves, and we are here to help offer support and information when you need it.

Our Aims

Sands was founded in 1978 by a small group of bereaved parents devastated by the death of their babies. In particular by what they felt at the time was a complete lack of acknowledgement and understanding of the significance and impact of their loss. Incredibly in the UK today, in spite of medical advances, many parents continue to have their lives turned upside down by the death of their baby. 17 babies a day are stillborn or die within the first twenty eight days of life. At Sands our mission is to: • support anyone affected by the death of a baby; • work with health professionals to improve the quality of care and services provided to bereaved parents and their families;

• promote and fund research that could help to reduce the loss of babies' lives.

You can donate to SANDS on this page.

Our current team email is Khanttouchthis@googlemail.com.

Thanks

Brish, Hass and Paul