Drum to Sponsor Africa Solo.

On Friday April 10th, Mark Beaumont, endurance athlete, broadcaster and author of best-selling “The Man Who Cycled The World”, will begin an epic solo 10,000km charity cycle from Cairo to Cape Town.

Drum Property Group is sponsoring the expedition, with all of the proceeds being donated to Orkidstudio, the humanitarian design organisation whose focus is to benefit children and communities through innovative design and construction.

The money raised will be spent across Orkidstudio’s projects, which this year include building a community centre in Cambodia, empowering the local community, teaching people valuable new skills, promoting sustainable urban and social development, and most importantly, providing a safe environment for children.

Mark commented:

“I am proud to have Drum Property Group backing the Africa Solo expedition. All of their sponsorship will go to support Orkidstudio, an impact design organisation whose focus is to benefit children and communities worldwide through innovative architecture and construction. Many of their projects are in Africa and as their Patron I have seen the incredible impact this grassroots organisation has."

Fife Hyland of Drum Property Group, said:

“We are delighted to sponsor Mark’s epic African journey which will directly benefit the life-changing projects Orkidstudio will deliver this year."

"Mark is aiming to break the world record for this route which adds even more interest to his effort, and this in turn helps to generate more valuable awareness for Orkidstudio and the wonderful projects this journey will fund.”

Cairo to Cape Town is an iconic African journey. Mark will head south through Egypt, through the searing heat of the Sahara desert, over the Highlands of Ethiopia before racing the gauntlet of great grasslands to South Africa. You can follow progress through the GPS map at markbeaumontonline.com and on twitter using #africasolo

In 2007/8 Mark smashed the World Record for the fastest cycling circumnavigation of the world by over 80 days, covering 18,296 miles in 194 days and 17 hours. He then became the first to pedal the length of the America’s, also climbing the highest mountains in the Western world en route and in the same season. Fans will be eagerly following his African progress to see if he can break another world record.

Proceeds from this incredible journey will be used to vastly improve and develop The Goodwill Centre – a local project in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, that was set up by a local Khmer family in 2004 with the aim of supporting the city’s poor slum community.

With the help of Orkidstudio, the funds will double the usable outdoor play space and provide twice the number of existing classrooms. The design also includes a large indoor activity space, a library, and community showers and toilets with easy access from the road.

James Mitchell, Founding Director of Orkidstudio, said:

“We are thrilled that Drum Property Group has built on its support for our Nakuru project last year, to invest in Africa Solo, and in turn, a wide variety of vital projects we will be delivering in Cambodia and Africa this year. We hope that Mark’s record breaking adventure will generate wider awareness for the work Orkidstudio delivers for communities around the world”.

The project in Cambodia will go on site at the end of June 2015 for a period of eight weeks, making it a highly ambitious build.

Further information and updates on the work Orkidstudio will deliver around the world this year with Drum’s support will appear on www.drumpropertygroup.com

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