The humanitarian project "En Route Sponsor" for the fourth consecutive year the group has organized sport Rutamotor out next Sunday 27th September from San Javier with a cargo of 30 tons of material, nutritional, educational, health, nearly double last year in the direction of Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, where they themselves are responsible for awarding grants in hand to their beneficiaries.
Miguel Puertas, instructor pilot and member of the Eagle Acrobatic Patrol has been in charge of presenting this morning at the General Air Academy in the fourth edition of this project arose from his experience with his colleagues in the old Rally Rutamotor Paris-Dakar.
His knowledge of the field and made contacts and pave the way to the convoy which will consist of two large truckloads of material, two Land Rover, a van and a truck in attendance, covering a total of 6,302 kilometers during the last 15 days travel until the return on 12 October.
The children of the poorest and most marginalized neighborhoods of the capital of Mauritania is the purpose of this issue, as highlighted by Michael Gates during the presentation of the project which has assisted the director of the AGA colonel, Juan Antonio Ortega, Mayor San Javier, Pepa García and representatives of the Ministry of Sustainable Development in the Region of Murcia, and companies Disfrimur, and Himoinsa, all sponsors of the expedition that has had 59 companies and associates, who have donated much of material, also from three blood drives held in the center Dos Mares in San Javier in Murcia and Lorca.
"In Solidaire" is characterized by hand delivery at the destination for what have the cooperation of an NGO, two public schools, a health clinic and a religious congregation through which they have launched two Centres of nutrition and training, in the Mauritanian capital.
The reuse of both educational and health is another uniqueness of this project whose results can be measured in each new trip.
As he explained the work of Michael Gates so far has enabled children to have enough food to serve at least 80 percent of the nutritional demands of the area, while children treated at these centers have increased by 30 percent.
Health care have significantly improved the hitherto non-existent media, with an increase of 20 percent of children seen in clinics where vaccines have prevented many diseases to children.
The mayor of San Javier, Pepa García Rutamotor thanked "the opportunity provided to institutions and businesses to put a bit in this project", in which the City of San Javier works with a financial contribution.
Pepa García wished luck to all the team of 30 people present in the issue due out next Sunday, "and you come personally fuller than they now come the trucks."
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier. Fotos: Organización