Mongolia charity rally
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The Mongolia Charity Rally is the charity rally from London
to the capital of Mongolia
, Ulaanbaatar
. The Mongolia Charity Rally is organised by Charity Rallies, part of Go Help, a UK based charity.
. The vehicles are then driven to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where they are donated to a partner charity of Go Help for auction. Charity Ralliers must raise a minimum of £1,500 for Go Help, the registered UK charity that runs Charity Rallies, through Go Help's Justgiving page, before departing. The main beneficiary of the 2008 and 2009 Mongolia Charity Rally was Save the Children.
The Mongolia Charity Rally launches from Highbury Fields in Islington, London. Go Help and the Mongolian Association organise a Mongolian Naadam to see Charity Ralliers off on their adventure, an event that is heavily attended by the Mongolian community in London, and was featured on ITV Local, a UK television network.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to the capital of Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
, Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....
. The Mongolia Charity Rally is organised by Charity Rallies, part of Go Help, a UK based charity.
Adventure
Participants start the 10,000 mile trip from a Mongolian Naadam festival in London, EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The vehicles are then driven to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where they are donated to a partner charity of Go Help for auction. Charity Ralliers must raise a minimum of £1,500 for Go Help, the registered UK charity that runs Charity Rallies, through Go Help's Justgiving page, before departing. The main beneficiary of the 2008 and 2009 Mongolia Charity Rally was Save the Children.
The Mongolia Charity Rally launches from Highbury Fields in Islington, London. Go Help and the Mongolian Association organise a Mongolian Naadam to see Charity Ralliers off on their adventure, an event that is heavily attended by the Mongolian community in London, and was featured on ITV Local, a UK television network.
Routes
The main routes to Mongolia are either the Northern Route, from London to Mongolia via Moscow, or the Southern Route, via Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia.Entry Fees
The Mongolia Charity Rally charges an entry fee that is aimed at covering the costs of running the event. All excess funds that are generated from entry fees are donated to a project started by Go Help that provides riding helmets to child jockeys taking part in Mongolian Naadam festivals, a project that was covered by Mongolian television in 2008. The entry fee for the Mongolia Charity Rally 2010 is £300 for teams signing up before October 1, after which the invitation is by invitation only. The entry fee for 2009 was also £300, which is less than half the entry fee of £650 charged in 2009 by a competing rally run by a profit making company. The 2008 entry fee was £150. The increase reflected two major additions to Go Help's budget: the hiring of an employee in Mongolia to oversee vehicle sales and to monitor the application of funds raised by Charity Ralliers, and the costs of full time development of the Charity Rallies website.External links
- Save the Children Description of the Mongolia Charity Rally
- Save the Children Event List
- Mongolian television feature on Go Help and the CDPF to provide riding helmets to Child Jockeys in Mongolia
- ITV Local YourNews feature on the Mongolia Charity Rally 2008 launch naadam at Highbury Fields in Islington, London
- Mongolia Charity Rally site
Press Coverage of the Mongolia Charity Rally
- Mongolia Charity Rally helps Save the Children - UB Post
- Students in Mongolia mission - Lancaster Guardian
- In the steps of Ghenghis Khan - Bromsgrove Advertiser
- Pink Ladies in Mongolia Rally - Combedown Liberal Democrats Blog
- Goodbye to Volvo via Mongolia - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
- Children’s Charities to Benefit from Policemens' Big Challenge - Kent Online
- Car trek pair are forced to take taxi
- Car trek pair are back on the road after car repairs
- Charlie in mercy mission to Mongolia