Charity
Salt of the Earth was founded in 1988 to raise money to help the rural poor in Tamil Nadu, India, through its partner organisation Social Change and Development (SCAD). A wide range of activities is funded including health, education, community projects, water and income generating projects. The aim is to increase the quality of life of families whose income is often less than £250 per year. This year we are supporting the 2011 Rickshaw Run organised by the International Rescue Corps to raise money for our projects.
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Loud, uncomfortable and prone to breaking down, so completely unsuitable to travel 5000km across a continent with the worst roads and traffic in the world. Nevertheless, we feel there is a certain charm to be found in the 7hp, 150cc lawnmower of an engine, and therefore will be attempting to travel from Kochin in the South to Shillong in the North East of India come April this year.
I understand this isn't everyone’s idea of spending two weeks of hard earned holiday; a 3 wheeled Rickshaw, no plan, no support, no showers and heaven forbid one of us gets ill...
Apart from our own enjoyment we are raising for some very worthwhile causes, one of which is the nominated Charity SCAD.
SCAD works for the Saltpan workers; small and marginal farmers, landless agricultural labourers, people infected by leprosy, gypsies, snake catchers, and other deserving communities by providing:
- Education & Health: Medicine & nutritional support for mothers & children, general health education, & eye care.
- Community Development Programme: women empowerment, agriculture, environment protection, water shed programmes, farmers association, veterinary service, & fisheries.
- Special Groups: Programmes for disabled children, saltpan workers, gypsy & leprosy colony, snake catchers, including care and support for old age people.
Please give generouslyand for more information, please visit: http://www.scad.org.in/index.php
For more info on our rickshaw adventure, please visit our websites:
www.citycitybangbang.co.uk or visit www.rickshawrun.com and find us under Spring 2011.
We really appreciate all your support and thank you for any donations.
Recent donors
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Peter Bartlett £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.05.11 Amazing that you got up to Shillong! |
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Eleanor Batterton £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 06.05.11 Well done Andy and team! Hope you enjoyed some well-deserved relaxing at the end. Ellie B |
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Mr. Radoff £35.00 (+ £8.75 giftaid) 26.04.11 May your lawnmower engine drive straight and true |
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Gera £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 21.04.11 have fun |
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Frank and Jacqui £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 16.04.11 Don't forget the tummy tablets - good luck and take care |
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James S £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 14.04.11 Good luck lads! |
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Edward and Jean Hawkeswood £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 12.04.11 Good luck with the trip, we look forward to hearing all about it |
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Lorraine Howard £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 11.04.11 Good luck Andy!! Lorraine |
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Caroline Duarte £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 11.04.11 Best of Luck Andy- can't wait for the updates and photos. x |
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Mark Heynen £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 11.04.11 Don't drink the water. |
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Vincent £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 07.04.11 All the best of luck and have a wicked time! No Rush! |
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Simon Curtis £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 07.04.11 Good Luck you are all crazy, let me know if it is as dangerous as working for City Index! |
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Peter Frampton £100.00 07.04.11 Best Wishes. |
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Anna Galvau £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 06.04.11 The 3 Rickshawteers heh? All the best. Will be insane, but what an adventure! |
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dave cramer £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 05.04.11 |
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Mark P £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 05.04.11 One word.... Imodium |
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Sheila Nelson £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 05.04.11 You will ahve to work out the Cost per M |
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Rachel Andrews £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 05.04.11 Good luck guys, I hope you make it!! I'll be very close by in Nepal, so will be thinking of you. xx |
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Anonymous £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 05.04.11 |
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David Offen £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 04.04.11 Good luck! |
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Sam Wheeler £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 04.04.11 Good luck - impressed if you all come back in one piece ! |
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Lodgie. £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 04.04.11 Loud, uncomfortable and prone to breaking down you say ! Thank God the Rickshaw can be relied on. |
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Emma B £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 04.04.11 With pride in our ownership. The envy of all we survey. Oh City You City, pretty City Bang Bang City City Bang Bang We love you!!!!! |
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Emma-Bob £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 03.04.11 good luck - you're all nuts - lots of beer as an extra reward assuming you come back in one piece xx |
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Richard Herron £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 02.04.11 Gits - Wish I was going! |
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Julian Bishop of Moorhead James LLP £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 01.04.11 Good luck form Moorhead James LLP |
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Ian Trussler £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 30.03.11 See you back in London in July!! |
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Dan Simmons £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 30.03.11 This better be good. |
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Anonymous £100.00 28.03.11 |
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Trevor Herron £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 21.03.11 good luck |
