While clearly "The Madhatters' Tea Party" team (aka Dean & Kat) is looking forward to sharing fun and adventures during our journey across India with you, in the spirit of The Adventurists, we are also keen to give back to local communities through two really worthwhile charities and would appreciate your help in doing so. The charities are:

Frank Water

Sustainable, affordable, clean water projects using the latest technology. Currently 1 billion people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water, 2.2 million people die every year from dirty water related disease affecting mainly under 5’s. Over 20 World Health Organisations recognise water related diseases. 85% of hospital admissions in Andhra Pradesh are related to dirty water. Women and children walk miles and spend hours collecting dirty water. Old pumps, boreholes and wells are often contaminated.

Frank Water is working in partnership with Water Health International (technologists) and Naandi (local NGO), funding and implementing community clean water projects across India. Money raised will go the capital costs of building the clean water facility. Villagers also contribute to build costs for commitment and ownership.

Read more at www.frankwaterprojects.org

Donate at: http://www.justgiving.com/rickshawrun-madhatters-frank

SOS Children's Villages

SOS Children's Villages has been providing a family for life for children who have lost their parents through war, famine, disease and poverty since 1949. Over 70,000 orphaned or abandoned children are cared for by SOS mums in clusters of family homes in more than 470 of our unique children's villages, in 123 countries around the world.

A further million benefit from SOS Children's outreach support which includes education, vocational training, medical care and community development programmes. SOS Children also provides emergency relief in situations of crisis and disaster and continues to support families in Pakistan and tsunami-affected countries.

Find out more at www.soschildren.org

Donate at: http://www.justgiving.com/rickshawrun-madhatters-sos

How you can help

Click this link to help make a difference for the lives of these children and their villages.