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Target: £50,000.00
Raised so far: £34,110.00
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My story

 

Thanks for visiting our UkCAN20 fundraising page.

Dan and Mike successfully completed their round the world trip from UK to CANada – with no support team or vehicle, we circumnavigated the globe covering 32,000km through 23 countries, and arrived on schedule after 112 days- all on rather old BMW motorbikes bought on eBay.  More details about our many adventures can be found on our blog: http://ukcan20.googlepages.com

We have both spent significant periods volunteering with communities in Zambia and are passionate about the work of an inspirational rural development charity – NWZDT(www.nwzdt.org ). Having built a low impact hydro-electric scheme on theZambeziRiver that generates power, the challenge now is to connect schools, clinics, families and businesses to the electricity, thereby transforming their lives.

For example the local Kalene hospital now has 24-7 power for surgery, X-rays, sterilisation and other equipment – people travel hundreds of kilometres from 3 countries for treatment.  Soon a school will be connected which has over 500 primary and secondary pupils, who have no option but to walk up to 15km in each direction every day to receive their education. As well as lights in classrooms, they can now have computers and other facilities. It will also address a critical challenge to the hospital and school - attracting and retaining qualified staff who have been reluctant to live in the bush in darkness and with no basic facilities.

The next stage is connecting more schools, clinics, families and businesses. Encouraging entrepreneurship is critical to stimulating the economy in an area where there is almost no formal employment and there is little option but subsistence farming. Currently, the villagers use paraffin lamps, candles or poor quality batteries to provide light after darkness at 6pm. As well as non-polluting lighting, electricity will allow fridges, radios, pumps etc, greatly improving qualities of lives – 1 house can include up to 15 people.

If you would like to help bring light, education, health and employment to genuinely needy people then please consider a donation – every penny donated goes to equipment or local labour, there are no admin costs – and every £20 makes a difference. 

In particular if you would like to make a specific donation to sponsor lights for a family or know of a school or a business that would like to partner with one there, please contact Daniel (dan.t.rea(at)gmail.com).

So please sponsor us!  Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Echoes Of Service and then North West Zambia Development Trust 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.

Good job - well done Donation by Colin 29/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great effort for a worthy cause. Many Thanks. Donation by Imran Ravat 29/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

well done Donation by Gaynor Farnsworth 29/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Roar. Donation by Tim T 09/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by K. Maloney 08/04/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Just to make it up to 10k old bean. Donation by Lord Charles Charley Charles 27/03/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Andrew and Cilla 27/03/09  

£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid

Really good stuff! Donation by Sarah 27/03/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Great effort! Donation by Komal Dhillon 27/03/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Cindy 25/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Angela 17/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Enjoyed your talk at the RAC Donation by Rollo Saam 17/03/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by RAC bike admirer 16/03/09  

£20.00

Ride carefully Donation by Swedish Moose 12/02/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Having lived in Africa for 2 years myself, I know how important this is - Good work guys! Donation by Michael Palmieri 04/02/09  

£75.00

Happy to help a good cause for friend's of my son Donation by Margaret Palmieri 04/02/09  

£75.00

Happy to help a good cause for friend's of my son Donation by Robert Palmieri 04/02/09  

£75.00

Good work Donation by Merris 22/01/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Happy Christmas Donation by Justin Zatouroff 15/12/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good stuff Donation by Anon 05/12/08  

£120.81

Excellent adventure and project. Keep up the good work Donation by Keith Farley 21/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best wishes for the success of the project in Zambia Donation by Carolyn Coombs and Craig Thur 27/09/08  

£50.00

Inspiring adventure and thank you for the talk/photos Donation by Alan Hughes 26/09/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Just making sure you made it back before giving up my cash ... amazing trip. Donation by YY 15/09/08  

£100.00

Very Well Done Donation by Clive Pat 15/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Your heroic ride deserves a bonus donation. We'll relate it to your kilometreage! Many congratulations on an amazing journey. Great blogs and photos. Donation by Liz and Keith Lewis 11/09/08  

£26.42 + £7.45 Gift Aid

Very proud of you and can't wait to see you on your return! Much love Ally xx Donation by Ally and Guy Thompson and bump! 11/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good work Dan! Donation by Helen Todd 11/09/08  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Amazing Dan, I'm so impressed. The picture are amazing - can't wait to hear the full story. Well done!!! Donation by Mel Edmunds 11/09/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

part ii ;) Donation by Chrissy 08/09/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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