RAW Charity Challenges

RAW travel is the leading operator in Australia and New Zealand of charity challenges. Over the last 6 years we've helped co-ordinate over 2,000 fundraisers and a total of 130 trips that have raised in excess of $12 million for a variety of great causes.

To find out more about this exciting concept and see the full range of fundraising trips that you can join please visit our dedicated charity challenges website at:

www.rawchallenges.com

We've built partnerships with and organized many successful overseas trips for clients such as OXFAM, CARE, World Vision, Oncology Children's foundation, International Women's development agency, Muscular Dystrophy Association, the MS Society, Kid's foundation, Plan International and Guide Dog's Victoria over the past 6 years.

Corporate challenges are also a speciality with trips organized in Asia and Australia for ANZ bank, Computershare, Macquarie bank, KPMG, Malleson's Stephen Jacques and the AFL.

If you represent a charity or company and would like to find out more about arranging a Charity challenge please speak to Mike Howell on (03) 9597 0798.

Charity support
RAW travel is firmly committed to supporting causes that make a difference in our destinations. A percentage of our profits goes towards supporting grass roots projects we believe make a difference. Details of current charities and projects that we support are given below.

The Somaly Mam Foundation, Cambodia

The Somaly Mam Foundation is a Cambodian based charity working to end slavery. With the vision and leadership of world renowned Cambodian activist, Somaly Mam, the foundation strives to get to the root of human trafficking.
A donation from every Cambodian cycling trip we run will be made to the Somaly Mam foundation.
http://www.somaly.org

KEEP, Nepal

The Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP) aims are twofold: to provide impartial and independent information to travellers, and to ensure the future ecological and cultural prosperity of Nepal through positive impact tourism and outreach project work. Recently KEEP has become involved in programmes aimed at poverty alleviation and the empowerment of women.
A donation from every Nepalese cycling or trekking trip we run will be made to KEEP
www.keepnepal.org

Oncology Children's Foundation, Australia

The Oncology Children's Foundation (OCF) is a not-for-profit children's charity exclusively devoted to raising funds for medical research into finding a cure for childhood cancer. Over 700 Australian children under the age of 16 are diagnosed with cancer every year. Sadly, one in four will not survive. OCF has a determination to significantly increase the survival rate of children with cancer.
A donation from every Victorian cycling or trekking trip we run will be made to OCF
www.ocf.com.au

Djarragun College, Australia

Djarragun College is based in Gordonvale, Far North Queensland. This visionary co-educational school has become a model of excellence. A supportive staff fosters the holistic education of indigenous Australian students from Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands.

A percentage of proceeds from the Cape York cycling trips will go towards sponsoring a Djarragun student. www.djarraguncollege.qld.edu.au