We are driving from London to Mongolia on the Mongol Rally in a Citroen 2CV. We are raising money for Save the Children, Send a cow and the Burnaby Blue Foundation.
You can find more information about this challenge and the charities on our home page: http://www.mongoliaorbust.co.uk
Our citroen 2CV only has a 602cc engine.. About half the size of the motorbikes ridden by Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman in their epic journey through Mongolia on their BMW motorbikes.
The team consists of myself, Justin Wheeler, my brother Henry Chance who is coming as far as Istanbul and Stephen Longe who will be coming from Baku in Azerbaijan on into Mongolia.
I think we must be mad! Anyway it should be fun!
Anyway the good news is that I am doing this for an epic charity. Send a cow (www.sendacow.org) most definitely is one of the most worthwhile charities I have come across.
Founded in 1988 the charity originally sent cows to starving Uganda. Now 17 years later in 2005, the charity works in seven countries: Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Zambia and Tanzania. The charity has also worked with a group in Sudan. We support new and established projects by supplying cows, goats, pigs, poultry, bees and fruit trees, and are piloting schemes to provide rabbits, fish and draft oxen.
Jane Mulumba received one of the original Jersey cows sent out by a UK farmer in 1988. It is still alive, and has given her eight calves so far.
She says her eight children are all healthy due to all the milk they have been able to drink. They have also had a diet rich in vegetables, which Jane has grown on land improved by her animals' manure. She has used the money from selling the surplus milk to buy poultry, a pig and a goat.
"The cow gave me the foundation for all these developments," she says. "It has enabled me to pay the costs of my children's schooling, and to put up a new house. It has helped me to overcome my problems."
Help us to Help Jane and others like her to help themselves. Dig deep and donate now.
Raised:
69%
Raised so far: £2,075.00
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Donation by Karen Pedder on 12/10/05 |
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A contribution from the Hackett guy. Good luck! Donation by Mark Owens on 01/08/05 |
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Donation by Anonymous on 28/07/05 |
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good luck justin Donation by Anonymous on 28/07/05 |
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Money for cow's marvellous! Good luck Justin Donation by Lyn Burgess on 28/07/05 |
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Amazing! Drive carefully, wish I was going, too. xx Donation by irene cotton on 28/07/05 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck Uncle Party Donation by James HH Du Boulay on 27/07/05 |
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Of ADVENTIS, thanks to Mathias von Bredow Donation by Robert House on 25/07/05 |
£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid |
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Best of Blighty Donation by Edward and Family on 20/07/05 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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We wish you an exciting but save journey! Donation by Georg and Livia von Wiedebach on 20/07/05 |
£50.00 |
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good luck, old fruit Donation by Nick Dunne on 15/07/05 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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GOOD LUCK TO MY MAD COUSIN! And even more good luck to the intrepid co-drivers! Mad, but brilliant! Donation by Amanda Wheeler on 15/07/05 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Dear Uncle Party - Best of Luck Donation by Jessica Hudson on 11/07/05 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck Wheeler Dealer! Donation by Henry L on 07/07/05 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Best of success! (and luck - you may need it ;) Donation by Friedrich Rojahn on 06/07/05 |
£20.00 |
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Look forward to seeing photod of you & Henry in toppers! Donation by Anonymous on 01/07/05 |
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My dearest Justin, good luck. Wow this is scary but a nobel cause. I hope all goes well! GOOD LUCK Donation by Lydia Lee on 30/06/05 |
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Good luck and I will enjoy reading yr blog Donation by Anonymous on 30/06/05 |
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good luck with this - rather you than me Donation by Susie Cummings on 23/06/05 |
£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid |
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I like madness in people...best of luck sweetpea! Donation by Anonymous on 20/06/05 |
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Sending cows on holiday - superb idea. Can I qualify? Donation by Pandora Edmiston on 17/06/05 |
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Best of luck, don't forget the spare tyre. Donation by Cormac Gallagher on 17/06/05 |
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Good Luck Donation by Anonymous on 17/06/05 |
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| * Total raised online: | £1,260.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £815.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £2,075.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £335.64 |
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