Three folk who should know better - Dave, Miriam and Martyna - are cycling 630km/390 miles in an effort to help give a kid an education.

A few years ago now Dave had just been laid off. A good friend got in touch with a volunteer teaching opportunity in a school far from any tourist beach in Thailand. He went out to the middle of nowhere, in the 'rice paddy of Thailand', and did 8 months of teaching. Kids travel up to 30 miles each day to attend the school, on top of them helping their parents tap rubber, plant or harvest rice, or sell food to make ends meet.

The school subsidises the kids who cannot afford to pay for a schooling, using money generated through fee-paying kids and donations. It does also receive a a tiny amount of funding from the Thai government. We are hoping to help the school give another kid a chance.

On Friday February 17th we will depart from St. John's International School (Bangkok) and cycle to St John's Tha Bom, around 630km (390 miles), in the hope that we can raise both a small amount of money, and awareness of volunteering for the school in Loei. We are aiming to do this in 5 days, carrying all our equipment with us.

Get in touch if you want more details about the trip, donating, or volunteering!