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Simply, its driving holiday with difference!
A amazing once in a life time opportunity to really change Peoples lives.
And your own!
The plan is to escape the miserable English weather by going on holiday to South Africa.
By Car.
In a fantastic opportunity to raise money and awareness for victims of AIDS in Africa, youll be pounding your stead across some of the most remote, dangerous and amazing landscapes in the world.
Choose your Land Rover then ready it for the drive if Its an your life, that will shake nuts loose, destroy wheels, shred tires, drown it, sun bake it, then fingers crossed see it cross the finish line in Cape town some 21 days later. the question is are YOU up to it?
The route will be tough, covering 15 countries, through Europe, crossing to North Africa by ferry then heading down the south coast. Many perils lay ahead, this route has not been tested and you are in effect pioneers of this kind of event on this route.
You will have to apply for you own visas, car passport and Carnet de Passage. ( we will advise on these issues) buy your own ferry tickets, shipping for your vehicle back UK and of course your own flights (unless you wanna drive back again!)
This is not a race and speed will not the winner in this adventure. the challenges youll encounter will keep your attention and adrenaline pumping enough. We will travel in caravans of 3 or 4 for both fun and safety and have check points on-route for R&R and a few bottles of African Style warm Guinness. (7% in Nigeria) and visit the places that are helping so many people.
The Charity part
Unlike other rallies We do not charge an entry fee for this event, all we ask is that for our support, You give us your support.
Your support should include -
A minimum £1000 raised for our chosen charities that we will be visiting on route. (These will form checkpoints.) This will be collected via Virgin London Marathon fundraising and more - JustGiving when we have an account set up.
Load space in your vehicle for red cross supplies and other essential items.
Space for the rally sponsors stickers on your vehicle.
AIDS in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is more heavily affected by HIV and AIDS than any other region of the world. An estimated 22.4 million people are living with HIV in the region - around two thirds of the global total. In 2008 around 1.4 million people died from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and 1.9 million people became infected with HIV. Since the beginning of the epidemic more than 14 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS.
In the absence of massively expanded prevention, treatment and care efforts, it is expected that the AIDS death toll in sub-Saharan Africa will continue to rise. This means the impact of the AIDS epidemic on these societies will be felt most strongly in the course of the next ten years and beyond. Its social and economic consequences are already widely felt, not only in the health sector but also in education, industry, agriculture, transport, human resources and the economy in general. The AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa threatens to devastate whole communities, rolling back decades of development progress.
Sub-Saharan Africa faces a triple challenge:
Providing health care, antiretroviral treatment, and support to a growing population of people with HIV-related illnesses.
Reducing the annual toll of new HIV infections by enabling individuals to protect themselves and others.
Coping with the impact of over 20 million AIDS deaths, on orphans and other survivors, communities, and national development.
We will be distributing contraception, sexual health information and medicine where needed.
and be working closely with local charities to reach those most at risk.
The general message of the rally will be promoting safe sex, and all drivers should use maximum protection at all times!
You will need - (the very basic list)
A month off from the 27th Dec 2010
1 4x4 (preferably a Land Rover)
1 Co-driver / Navigator
Common sense
Everything to get you though desert and jungle
A passport.
Money
A Will.
You wont be needing - (The entire list)
Life insurance (it wont cover you.)
AA membership
Oyster cards
Winter blues
ARE YOU GAME?
if not-
Please forward this to Whom you think most appropriate, able to help
Contact
Lloyd Morgan
020 8980 4091
Rally Aid HQ on [email protected]
Hear us twitter @ AfricaRallyAid
Facebook us @ The Free London To Cape Town Land Rover Challenge
rallyaid.com - Domain name holding page - LCN.com - website under construction
Simply, its driving holiday with difference!
A amazing once in a life time opportunity to really change Peoples lives.
And your own!
The plan is to escape the miserable English weather by going on holiday to South Africa.
By Car.
In a fantastic opportunity to raise money and awareness for victims of AIDS in Africa, youll be pounding your stead across some of the most remote, dangerous and amazing landscapes in the world.
Choose your Land Rover then ready it for the drive if Its an your life, that will shake nuts loose, destroy wheels, shred tires, drown it, sun bake it, then fingers crossed see it cross the finish line in Cape town some 21 days later. the question is are YOU up to it?
The route will be tough, covering 15 countries, through Europe, crossing to North Africa by ferry then heading down the south coast. Many perils lay ahead, this route has not been tested and you are in effect pioneers of this kind of event on this route.
You will have to apply for you own visas, car passport and Carnet de Passage. ( we will advise on these issues) buy your own ferry tickets, shipping for your vehicle back UK and of course your own flights (unless you wanna drive back again!)
This is not a race and speed will not the winner in this adventure. the challenges youll encounter will keep your attention and adrenaline pumping enough. We will travel in caravans of 3 or 4 for both fun and safety and have check points on-route for R&R and a few bottles of African Style warm Guinness. (7% in Nigeria) and visit the places that are helping so many people.
The Charity part
Unlike other rallies We do not charge an entry fee for this event, all we ask is that for our support, You give us your support.
Your support should include -
A minimum £1000 raised for our chosen charities that we will be visiting on route. (These will form checkpoints.) This will be collected via Virgin London Marathon fundraising and more - JustGiving when we have an account set up.
Load space in your vehicle for red cross supplies and other essential items.
Space for the rally sponsors stickers on your vehicle.
AIDS in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is more heavily affected by HIV and AIDS than any other region of the world. An estimated 22.4 million people are living with HIV in the region - around two thirds of the global total. In 2008 around 1.4 million people died from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and 1.9 million people became infected with HIV. Since the beginning of the epidemic more than 14 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS.
In the absence of massively expanded prevention, treatment and care efforts, it is expected that the AIDS death toll in sub-Saharan Africa will continue to rise. This means the impact of the AIDS epidemic on these societies will be felt most strongly in the course of the next ten years and beyond. Its social and economic consequences are already widely felt, not only in the health sector but also in education, industry, agriculture, transport, human resources and the economy in general. The AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa threatens to devastate whole communities, rolling back decades of development progress.
Sub-Saharan Africa faces a triple challenge:
Providing health care, antiretroviral treatment, and support to a growing population of people with HIV-related illnesses.
Reducing the annual toll of new HIV infections by enabling individuals to protect themselves and others.
Coping with the impact of over 20 million AIDS deaths, on orphans and other survivors, communities, and national development.
We will be distributing contraception, sexual health information and medicine where needed.
and be working closely with local charities to reach those most at risk.
The general message of the rally will be promoting safe sex, and all drivers should use maximum protection at all times!
You will need - (the very basic list)
A month off from the 27th Dec 2010
1 4x4 (preferably a Land Rover)
1 Co-driver / Navigator
Common sense
Everything to get you though desert and jungle
A passport.
Money
A Will.
You wont be needing - (The entire list)
Life insurance (it wont cover you.)
AA membership
Oyster cards
Winter blues
ARE YOU GAME?
if not-
Please forward this to Whom you think most appropriate, able to help
Contact
Lloyd Morgan
020 8980 4091
Rally Aid HQ on [email protected]
Hear us twitter @ AfricaRallyAid
Facebook us @ The Free London To Cape Town Land Rover Challenge
rallyaid.com - Domain name holding page - LCN.com - website under construction
