I am going to be running my Be Cause project with a local school in my constituency – Shepshed High School. We are going to be raising funds for Interserve’s “Miles for the Marginalised” Rickshaw tour. Interserve is a mission agency that helps disadvantaged people in over 20 countries in South, Central and East Asia.

Interserve’s Rickshaw tour will see a traditional Rickshaw – of the sort seen in places like Pakistan, Nepal, India and Bangladesh – driven from Iona in North West Scotland to St Augustine’s point in the South East of England to help raise money, amongst other causes, for street children in Mumbai.

I took the Rickshaw into the school a couple of weeks ago to tell them more about the project. They were particularly moved by the plight of the children in Mumbai and were keen to help in any way.

The children have already completed a sponsored walk and we’ll be doing some more projects soon to raise money.