How You Can Be Part of This…..
Sponsorship & Supporters

"Grafton Ltd have been great supporters of the Indlovu Trans-Africa Drive offering both advice and technical expertise with these great products. Both are overland essentials. Please see Grafton's link for more details or contact us to hear how great we think they are...."
Thanks to Hayes Opticians - it was great to see you guys and thanks for your support.
"Never mind the Celebs! With SPF15 now available this is perfect for a day exposed to all of the raw elements the road can inflict on you"
"BRIDGE Civil Engineering Ltd operates throughout the South West of England. Working in all fields of civil engineering for both Public and Private Clients."
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Thanks to Alan Humphries for sponsoring our flights. Alan is Rachel's sister Lisa's other-half. He also happens to be the first Irishman to walk to the North Pole. It means a lot to us to have his support. Please do check out his book here.


Rob Cooksley (who believe it or not for such a young looking man, was one of my rugby coaches in the U16's and Colts), who made a fabulous donation to our chosen charity Motivation - Thanks Rob, it's really appreciated.
Thanks to Denise Walker for a great donation to www.motivation.org.uk - as a fellow Africaphile she can be reassured that it will help Motivation in working with TATCOT and the Pan Africa Wheelchair Association (PAWA) to provide technical and capacity building support to wheelchair services and to promote the professionalisation of services.
"The Injured Players Foundation at the RFU have developed into a fantastic organisation since their humble but ambitious beginnings as 'SPIRE'. They have provided injured players and their families with much help and peripatetic support, self and Rachel included. They made a generous grant that was used to contribute to the £10k disabled adaptation costs to make the Azalai both accessible and driveable for me."
"Thanks to Dan Tisdall and his staff for taking on the task of coordinating our sponsorship campaign. Together with Dan we are continually wracking our brains to think of people who might be interested in supporting the trip and in return securing a sticker advert on the Azalai van. The vehicle is pretty distinctive and will be driving around the area for a while before we leave, so we hope that there will be some real benefit for companies willing to support us this way. Please be nice to him when he phones!"
"Peter Gratton-Davey and Charlie Wakeham at Torbay Blinds have kindly agreed to fabricate a banner for us. As you will see from our Events page, we are planning a fair number of events to raise both funds and awareness of the work of Motivation. We also hope to do some sessions in schools and with other philantrophic organisations - so the banner should help us look the part! Thanks to all at Torbay Blinds."
"Thanks to Trish and Dave Smith at the Bickley Mill who hosted A Fish Cooking Demo and Lunch for the Expedition
Thanks to Kevin Davies and his colleagues at the Brightside Group for your support and best wishes.
Thanks to TCT Motivation Donators: Eli Andrews, Gillian Bence, The Paris Team, TQN, BHM, Andrew Hooper, Paul Felce
Thanks to Expedition Donators:
  • Gareth Hardwick
  • Richard Baker & Amber's Fund
If you would like to easily make a donation to Motivation (and claim gift aid too) then please click here to go to our Just Giving Page. Any amount will make a real difference to the lives and opportunities of disabled people across the globe.
Cora Dobbie has made a fantastic donation to Motivation – equating to another wheelchair for someone in the developing world. It also adds to Motivation’s 20th Anniversary £500 000 Campaign, “Wheels Out of Poverty” which our Azalai Land Rover,  Indlovu Trans Africa Drive is specifically supporting. Thanks Mum in Law X  
Thanks to my Grandparents, Ken and Margaret, for a fantastic donation. We hope we do you proud - We are certainly both proud of you two! Thanks and love from RicH and Rachel X
Thank you Pat Crowe - good to hear from you and thanks for your support.
Thank you very much indeed Mr + Mrs Paul Bettesworth for thinking of us on your special day. We both really appreciate it RicH and Rachel x
Thanks to Paul Felce for a kind donation to the Indlovu Trans-Africa Drive
Cheers to Di and Algy for your support - thank you both.
Thank you Dave and Alex Carpenter for your support and interest in the venture.
Thank you to Tony Dalwood for your support and assistance.
Thanks to Adrian de la Touche for his fantastic donation to Motivation and his best wishes for the project.
Thanks to June & Garry for their support
The Indlovu Trans-Africa Drive thanks John Heywood for his support. It meant a lot to Mum too! Hopefully you and Martin can follow our progress on the site.
A quick note of thanks to Nicky Baker for her support and encouragement. Rest assured Nicky that we’ll do our best to add an engineer’s attention to detail to the whole enterprise!
Thanks to Maggie and Mel Gliddon for their good luck message and support for the Indlovu Trans-Africa Drive
Thanks to Alan Harris who fantastically asked if all presents for his 70th Birthday could be donations to Motivation. He really is the best Dad! Over £800 was raised! Thanks too to all who donated and made it such a fun evening.
Rachel's brother who tragically left us early 2010 has bequeathed a donation to the Indlovu Trans-Africa Drive. Jonathan we hope we can do you proud, and we miss you X
"The guys at Francis Clark have been really helpful in helping us work through our tax liabilities from the expedition. We can't recommend them highly enough. Thanks all, especially Richard H....."
"To all at Bishop Fleming - thanks for your support and friendship"
"Thanks to David Squibb and all at Kinetsu World Express for getting us through the outward shipping. Looking forward to doing business with your colleagues in the Durban office too!"
Thanks to Rachael & Richard Twose for a kind donation to the Indlovu Trans-Africa Drive - sorry you couldn't make the Zoo Ball
Thanks to Val & Colin Broad for supporting our adventure. Best wishes to the both of you too X
"OEC are the builders of the Azalai and sole British importers of the pods from France.Anton and his staff (notably Paul and Martin) are extremely knowledgeable and creative, and this coupled to their diligence and obvious pride in their work has contributed to a great customer experience for Rachel and I. We have every confidence that the Azalai will be the perfect vehicle for The Indlovu Trans Africa Drive."
"This sub site of OEC provides details of the Azalai history and options. There are lots of photos, stats, video links all illustrating the potential of this amazing vehicle. We are particularly lucky that the conversions are all done locally too."
"Roger Young Land Rover Ltd of Saltash are another local company that have given us really good service and a generous deal on the 130 base vehicle. Thanks to Anthony and his staff for their help."
"Dave Latham and Dean at Riviera Signs are helping us with the stickers and logos (including making sure we have optimum sizes). They are also printing the Banner for us. Thanks Guys, having your expertise is a great help to us in this area."
"Paul Gowen at the RAC has something of a 'Mr Carnet' reputation in the overland community - and we can see why. He has been a fountain of knowledge and has literally saved us thousands of pounds as a result. It is good to see someone as enthusiastic and helpful in the corporate world of today - he is a credit to the RAC."

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