Event: The Mongol Rally

An almighty adventure, the Mongol Rally is an 8,000-mile dash across a quarter of the earth's surface in cars that most people consider underpowered for doing the shopping. Thousands of miles of adventure lie ahead amidst some of the world's most stunning scenery, and lesser travelled routes. You choose the car, you choose the route!

Mercy Corps is delighted to be one of the three charities to benefit from this epic adventure, which will leave from London on July 18, 2009 and is due to culminate around 8,000 miles and four-to-six weeks later in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. All the vehicles must have engines of one litre or less, with teams taking part from all over the UK, Europe and the U.S.

The 2009 Mongol Rally is on target to raise a phenomenal £100,000 for Mercy Corps in Mongolia.

The funds will support regions where we are implementing training, advocacy and networking programmes, enabling communities to develop small projects addressing priority issues, as assessed by the communities themselves. These will range from setting up Ger (traditional Mongolian felt tent) kindergartens, building children's playgrounds, and establishing youth development centres, to building wells and environmentally friendly waste management.