Mongol Rally 2008

Team 'Everybody Yurts'

To take part in the Mongol Rally each team must raise at least £1000 for charity - all combined the entire event makes over £300,000 for the charities. These are the charities we are supporting, money donated will be split between Mercy Corps and Hope and Homes for Children. Additionally we will be collecting items to deliver to Sworde-Teppa in Tajikistan, check the wishlist below.

Click here to sponsor us by donating to Mercy Corps
or click here to donate to Hope & Homes for Children

Hope and Homes for Children

www.hopeandhomes.org

Hope and Homes for Children work in countries including Romania, Ukraine, Kosovo, Belarus and Moldova/Transdnistria, focusing on closing down the state institutions and removing children from the terrible conditions in these centres. The children are reunited with siblings, and where possible placed with their biological families. Other children are relocated to small family homes, which provide them with a loving, stimulating environment enabling them to reach their full potential.


Other projects include the first Mother and Baby Unit in Ukraine, Residential Family homes in Kosovo, and the Rehabilitation and Resource Centre in Transdnistria, which provides a short-term alternative to institutional care whilst the child's long-term individual needs are assessed.


Hope and Homes for Children have also produced a Best Practice Manual which will be published by UNICEF in order to guide other regions on how to implement de-institutionalisation.


To donate to Hope & Homes for Children please click the donate button below.

Mercy Corps

www.mercycorps.org

Mercy Corps Mongolia supports rural communities to meet their economic and social needs, helping individuals, families and communities to become more self-sufficient, diversified in their production, and better linked to local, regional and national markets. Over the past five years Mercy Corps Mongolia has established a strong reputation across the vast Gobi region, and continues to work with business associations and local organizations to ensure a robust economy that preserves ancient traditions.


Currently they run the following projects in Mongolia: Gobi Regional Economic Growth Initiatives (Gobi Initiative), Rural Agribusiness Support Program (RASP) and the Training, Advocacy and Networking Programme.


To donate to Mercy Corps please click the donate button below.

Sworde Teppa

www.sworde-teppa.org.uk

Through local and specialist knowledge, the charity SWORDE-Teppa helps people to help themselves and their community in the Central Asian Republic of Tajikistan - the poorest country in the region. Implementing projects with enthusiastic local staff, volunteers, the community, youths, street children and many others, SWORDE-Teppa runs projects which are actually wanted and needed by the community.


SWORDE-Teppa is a reconstruction and development organization and is committed to sustainable projects, with the emphasis on encouraging and supporting people to do things for themselves. SWORDE-Teppa projects can provide much needed economic opportunities for the local community and are vital for urban and rural regeneration and development. Many SWORDE-Teppa projects are to be handed over to local groups, with continued SWORDE-Teppa backing at the end of funding periods. We believe that this long-term commitment is the only way to ensure long-term success.

We will be delivering a bunch of needed items to Sworde Teppa in Tajikistan. If you can donate any of the following items please get in contact.

Educational Resources
1.English/Russian dictionaries, large and medium/small
2.Specialist English/Russian dictionary (for biological, ecological and zoological terms)
3.Large maps of the UK
4.English language learning DVDs or video cassettes.
5.Computer teaching course books and DVDs.
6.English language tests course books, by M. Kay, publishers Macmillan (and DVDs).
7.Beginners to intermediate jigsaw puzzles (featuring UK scenes, etc).
8.Other educational videos or DVDs. eg ABC for toddlers and children, health and hygiene, environmental, business and management, economics, etc
9.Educational board games
10.English dictionaries
11.TEFL materials
12.Children’s / beginners books



Outdoor Equipment
1.High power torches
2.Camping lanterns
3.Head torches
4.Tents
5.Binoculars
6.Ground sheets
7.Sleeping bags and sleeping mats
8.Rucksacks
9.Hammocks
10.Mosquito nets
11.Fishing rods and nets
12.Kites
13.Sturdy garden fork, spade, hoe and rake
14.Compasses
15.Mobile radios
16.Sturdy foot pump for inflatables
17.Camping gas stove
18.Plastic camping cups and plates
19.Camping ice / cooler boxes
20.Large thermos flasks
21.Collapsible picnic chairs



Sports Equipment
1.Badminton rackets and shuttlecocks.
2.Small to medium size inflatable boats.
3.Life vests / buoyancy jackets
4.Hockey sticks and balls
5.Baseballs and baseball gloves
6.Children’s soft cricket balls
7.Gym and aerobics exercise equipment: skipping ropes, Swiss balls, etc
8.Footballs and volleyballs
9.Pool cues
10.Pump valve for footballs
11.Trampoline

School Equipment
1.Pens, pencils, notepads (reporter-style)
2.Wall clocks
3.Whiteboards and markers
4.Printer power adaptor (Canon AC Adaptor K30120, AD-360U, 91-57817 DENDO, output 13V, input 100-240V).
5.General battery re-charger.
6.CD players with external speakers x 5 (needed for English language course lessons).
7.Laptop /computers (with Russian language capability).
8.Microscopes x 2 (high power x 100 / 500 +).
9.Microscopes x 2 (lower power x 20 /50 +).
10.Magnifying glasses
11.Plug adaptors (from three pin to continental two pin and vice versa)
12.Telephone answer machine
13.Projector bulb / lamp (for Infocus projector, lamp 450, replacement lamp LP SP-LAMP-009, x1, x1a)
14.Printer ink cartridges ( Canon LBP 2900 black and white printer and HP Laser Jet 3050 black and white printer and photocopier = both the same large cartridge 12A / Q2162A; Epson Stylus Photo R220 colour printer = TO481 black, TO482 cyon, TO485 light cyon, TO483 magenta, TO486 light magenta and TO484 yellow catridges)
15.Computer UPS
16.Small book shelves (flat packed)
17.Artefacts and materials for eco-lab (may need to hide from customs)
18.Printer paper (white and coloured)



General
1.Recent magazines – car (Top Gear etc), wildlife (BBC wildlife, National Geographic etc), other (New Scientist, Economist, sports, general interest etc)
2.Gazebo/marquee
3.Additional Wii handsets; Wii games
4.Blank CDs and DVDs
5.Various small children’s toys and games, lollipops (to give away at children’s day fair and New Year events)
6.Small diesel heaters
7.Small air conditioners
8.Fancy dress masks
9.Christmas tree lights and decorations
10.Small piano / keyboard and any other musical instruments
11.Disco lights and mirror ball
12.Poster paints
13.Spanner set
14.Children and adult swimming armbands, hoops and floats for learning to swim
15.Scalextric car set
16.Bicycles (for volunteers), strong bicycle chains and padlocks
17.Good quality AA, AAA, C and D batteries
18.Old plastic aquariums and air pumps
19.Mouse pads
20.General reference non-fiction books (economics, business, management, agriculture, IT, medical and health, trade and industry, nature, ecology and climate change, media and journalism, travel and tourism, arts and craft, hobbies and leisure, history, geology and geography, science and technology, the UK, transport and communications, latest Guinness book of records, etc.). NO RELIGION PLEASE
21.Storage containers/Tupperware


High-end items
1.White-water raft, oars, helmets, life jackets
2.Solar panels
3.Mini-generator
4.Digital CD camcorder and spare batteries and CDs and software
5.GPS device