Edinburgh to Uganda

My wife and I have run a charity since 1997 working in Africa Uganda and Malawi mostly and I have always fancied driving from the UK (Edinburgh) to Uganda.

Anyone think this is doable these days in a small convoy, and anyone know if anyone would fund it as part of an HIV / AIDS awareness project?

Just asking or is it a stupid idea? (not my first):doh:

Firecat

Sounds like a daft idea

nathan5346 said:

Sounds like a daft idea

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No it aint

You gonna fund it?

Sponsors fund it hopefully Elton John Aids Foundation or Mercury Phoenix Trust any of the big AIDS charities maybe?

Cadiz and into morocco etc.

Firecat said:

Sponsors fund it hopefully Elton John Aids Foundation or Mercury Phoenix Trust any of the big AIDS charities maybe?

Cadiz and into morocco etc.

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it seems a worthwhile cause,you never know there might be people on here who are into this sort of journey who might join your group.

I found this interesting reading
HIV/AIDS awareness and support growing in Uganda - Department of Public Health Sciences - University of Alberta

Yep Nathan lots of information on HIV / AIDS but lots of children and parents dying from HIV and it's complications.

I lived in Uganda for 8 years one year in Sudan and 2 years in Malawi driving to Uganda from Edinburgh does not worry me only finding sponsors and a suitable friendly enthusiatic team to take with us. We need maybe 4 Defender 110's that can then be converted in Uganda into mobile health clinics.

Anyone interested?

I wish you the best of luck

Perhaps this needs to be moved to a more relevant section?

Good luck with your project...if you need a driver/passenger....!

Please Mods move this to the correct section sorry about that if anyone is serious about wanting to get involved in organising such a thing pleas email me at [email protected] or have a little look at our soon to be revamped website The Dignity Project

BTW I drive a Land Rover Discovery "R" GS desiel at present and in Africa we had a Nissan d/cabin hardbody.

might be worth moving it to the Expedition section.

Yes it is more than possible. If you need a driver/navigator for the journey let me know. Good luck with the sponsors.

G

I've shouted the mods to move the fred

It sounds a great project!!

Dirty Gertie said:

I've shouted the mods to move the fred

It sounds a great project!!

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if only DG,if only.

gemsdad said:

if only DG,if only.

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Yeah, when I was in Kenya, I thought how great it would be to do the trip in my Landy, and do more for the provision of healthcare and education; it's still a plan for when I win the lottery!!

wen win the lottery am gonna buy n elephant.

Firecat, I started reading your website, and it sounds interesting, but after a few lines I had to stop reading; the close, bold white-on-black typeface is really unfriendly on the eyes, might I suggest using black on white?

jimbot90 said:

wen win the lottery am gonna buy n elephant.

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...and will you call it Stampy??

Dirty Gertie said:

Yeah, when I was in Kenya, I thought how great it would be to do the trip in my Landy, and do more for the provision of healthcare and education; it's still a plan for when I win the lottery!!

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me and the family went to kenya,bloody lovely place but i would only go out in the bush with a guide though,got chased by a feckin big efalump when it was at a watering hole and we got a bit too close.a change of unders was in order i can tell you.

Dirty Gertie said:

...and will you call it Stampy??

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no rekon i'll call summat like mabel