Bad things are happening in Mali. As far as I can make out, Tuareg rebels have risen up against the Malian government, and there has been fighting which has displaced many thousands of people. Some of the Tuareg people who live near to Timbuktu have fled, and the ones that are left may not be safe - there have been riots in Bamako where Tuareg businesses were targeted. Also, the price of food has risen drastically, and very little food is being brought into the area.
Jump4Timbuktu have therefore started an emergency appeal to send help out to the people who make the jewellery that is sold through Haymakers - they reckon they can help 2,500 people through the networks that they already have with the local people there. If anyone would like to help, they can go into Haymakers, or visit the Jump4Timbuktu website.
Meanwhile, the other local group, Hay2Timbuktu, are holding a sponsored cycle ride, trying to tot up enough miles cycled locally to equal the distance between Hay and Timbuktu. They are offering a choice of bike rides, of eight, twenty four or forty four miles, the sponsorship money to go towards health projects in Timbuktu.
Sponsorship forms are available from Drover Holidays, Hay Medical Centre, or the Drover Holiday website www.drovercycles.co.uk and the rides will be taking place on March 31st, starting from outside the Co-op.
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