Tuk Tuk Travels - Promoting new UK Charity and Driving Educational Awareness Through Celebrity-backed World Record Attempt
LONDON, August 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
- Two UK teachers travelling through over 50 countries in a tuk tuk promoting and advancing education
- Tuk Tuk Travels is in association with the new registered UK charity, The Tuk Tuk Educational Trust
On 13 August 2012, two founders of The Tuk Tuk Educational Trust will begin the UK leg of their round the world expedition promoting and advancing education (Tuk Tuk Travels). Nick Gough and Rich Sears will be completing the journey in a tuk tuk (a small, open-sided, three-wheeled vehicle) and are expecting to set the world record for the longest journey in an auto-rickshaw at the same time.
Throughout the expedition, the team will be visiting educational and developmental projects, conducting academic research and documenting the whole experience. By raising awareness of the challenge of improving global access to education during their trip, Tuk Tuk Travels is aiming to raise funds for grassroots, community based educational projects. As part of its innovative donation system, supporters of the charity will be able to assign contributions to unique ventures highlighted via short films shot and produced throughout the expedition.
Rich Sears, co-founder of The Tuk Tuk Educational Trust said: "The World's leaders have made a commitment to achieving universal primary education by 2015 but, despite this pledge, over 61 million primary-aged children worldwide still lack access to any form of education."
Tuk Tuk Travels has already received support from renowned expeditionary, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who said: "Tuk Tuk Travels is a unique adventure through some of the most challenging and diverse environments, cultures and countries on the planet - it promises to be unmissable viewing."
Actor and human rights champion, Joanna Lumley, is also among those who have backed the project. She said: "Inspired lunacy with a heart of gold and the mind of Aristotle - I'm behind Tuk Tuk Travels all the way."
The Tuk Tuk Travels team will be launching the UK leg of its round the world trip from the British Museum in London before travelling through Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Nick Gough, co-founder of The Tuk Tuk Educational Trust said: "Education lies at the heart of our endeavour. We believe that to promote education for all is to empower some of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in society, allowing them achieve their full potential."
The team has elected to travel around the world in a tuk tuk in order to take advantage of its slow-paced, open and friendly nature in order to explore and unlock different cultures and communities, learning about and from their values, struggles, inspirations and ambitions. The vehicle itself is iconic, exhilarating, eye-catching and engaging.
Keep up to date with the team's progress:
http://www.facebook.com/TukTukTravels
https://twitter.com/TukTukTravels
About the Tuk Tuk Educational Trust
The Tuk Tuk Educational Trust is a registered UK charity (No. 1146288) working to promote and advance education worldwide. The charity raises awareness about the Global Campaign for Education and aims to increase the accountability of world leaders for the achievement of the global education targets set at the turn of the Millennium.
http://www.tuktuktravels.com/the-charity
Tuk Tuk Travels UK leg
13 August 2012 -31 Friday 2012
Monday 13th
London to Bath
Tuesday 14th
Bath to Cardiff
Wednesday 15th
Cardiff to Taunton
Thursday 16th:
Taunton to Land's End
Friday 17th
Land's End to Sherborne.
Monday 20[th]
Sherborne to Oxford
Tuesday 21st
Oxford to Manchester
Wednesday 22nd
Manchester to Lake District
Thursday 23rd
Lake District to Loch Lomond
Friday 24th
Loch Lomond to Bonar Bridge
Saturday 25th
Bonar Bridge to Fortrose
Sunday 26th
Fortrose to St Andrews
Monday 27th
St Andrews to Eyemouth
Tuesday 28th
Eyemouth to North Yorkshire
Wednesday 29th
North Yorkshire to Derby
Thursday 30th
Derby to Cambridge
Friday 31st:
Cambridge to Guildford
Total miles: 2, 586
Following the completion of the UK leg, the Tuk Tuk Travels team will be travelling around the world for 12-14 months, visiting over 50 countries
Notes to editors:
For more information or to talk to a member of the Tuk Tuk Travels team, please contact:
Nick Gough
nick@tuktuktravels.com
Rich Sears
rich@tuktuktravels.com
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