# 8000 miles, two deserts and five mountain ranges

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/07/20/8000-miles-two-deserts-and-five-mountain-ranges/
- Published: 2006-07-20T08:50:13+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**8000 miles, two deserts and five mountain ranges**

_Some people will go a long way to buy a few cows!_

The destination? Mongolia. The mode of transport? Any car with an engine capacity
under 1000cc!

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This Saturday Hyde Park will provide the start line for a rather strange assortment
of cars as they set off with the mission to drive across one quarter of the world
in three weeks – raising funds for a number of charities, including Send a Cow, 
as they go.

Pandas, Minis, a couple of Citroen 2CVs and even a Robin Reliant are just a taster
of the sorts of cars that will be making the journey of a lifetime to raise funds
to provide livestock and training in organic farming to some of Africa’s poorest
people.

Janet Cook, Fundraising Manager for Send a Cow, comments; When we first heard of
the Mongol rally in 2004 it was one of the most exciting fund raising exercises 
we had ever come across. It is no surprise that in just two years the number of 
teams taking part has risen from just four to almost 200. The money raised will 
help many, many African families work their way out of poverty for good. We are 
extremely grateful to the organisers for supporting us again this year.”

Come along to Hyde Park this Saturday, 22nd July at 12 noon and meet with the teams
prior to their official departure at 2pm. The cars will be positioned in North Carriage
Drive. Send a Cow and Mongol Rally representatives will be available for interviews.

The Mongol Rally is also supporting Save the Children in Mongolia, Mercy Corps, 
Wild Cru, Christina Noble Children’s Foundation (CNCF) and Cambridge Mongolia Disaster
Appeal (CAMDA).

For further information, please contact Pat Simmons or Kirstine Dunhill on 01225
874222 or visit the Mongol Rally website at [www.mongolrally.com ](http://www.mongolrally.com)
or Send a Cow’s website at [www.sendacow.org.uk.](http://www.sendacow.org.uk)

**About Mongol Rally**

The Mongol Rally is an entirely non-profit making organisation. This means that 
any monies raised that are not used in organising the event either get put towards
next year’s rally or given to the charities. All those involved in organising the
event do so as volunteers. The Mongol Rally is now part of the Institute of Adventure
Research, [www.instituteofadventureresearch.org.](http://www.instituteofadventureresearch.org)

**About Send a Cow**

Send a Cow is a Christian charity that enables poor farmers in Africa to become 
self-reliant by providing them with livestock, training and advice. We work with
some of the most vulnerable groups in Africa, including children orphaned by war,
families affected by AIDS, and disabled people.

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