Our Story

The Caucasian Challenge is a drive-your-own-vehicle minimal assistance adventure rally that takes participants through mostly unknown yet tumultuous regions one may have only heard about on the world news. 11 countries, 17 days and 6000 kilometers.

The Caucasian Challenge (CC) may evoke two weeks of complete insanity, however, the most important reality check that needs to happen is giving back to local communities we encounter. Not only do we aim to explore the long isolated and unknown but to contribute along the way. The charity program is greatly enhances the sense of satisfaction that teams experience. Plus we think its the right thing to do.

The Impact

CC teams have already supported various institutions (boarding school and orphanage) in the past years in Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia with mostly in-kind donations

Keeping our practice bringing tangible goods too, in 2011 we try even harder and wish to help more people in a country that offers so much when we travel across.
For that we partnered with Mission Armenia, a leading NGO in Armenia helping thousands of people, the poorest of the poor in daily survival.

Mission Armenia has numerous projects throughout the country so keeping focused we set a goal to help refugee familes / children without a home, living in temporary establishments. Many of these people and their children are survivors of the 1988 devastating earthquake and refugees escaping from the 1988-1991 pogroms and bloodshead in Baku, Azerbaijan
There are children who were born in these 'temporary' refugee camps and where their parents or grandparents live for more than 20 years now...

We've visited some of these establishents and although we're experineced travelers who visited some of the poorest countries of the World, the situation we encouneterd there was absolutely heartbreaking., just to mention families with 3 children living in a 12 sq. meter room with no water or bathroom.... making it their home.

Mission Armenia is the only organization helping these needy people and they do an excellent job literally saving lives and helping desperate people to find the meaning of life again...

What We Need & What You Get

Please help us so we can help them.

We're raising money so Mission Armenia can continue their extremely important work and make the terribly difficult daily life of these people just a bit more easy. We can't change their life overnight, but if they can repair a roof before it falls on their head or they can improve their health services a bit so people won't die just for the lack of medicines - it's already wort it. EVERY penny counts.

Since we're a small organization we can't give you a lot in return, just some memorabilias of the event to show our gratitude.

$10 - a custom postcard signed by Mission Armenia and Caucasian Challenge representatives

$25 - a custom postcard + a CC mug

$50 - a custom postcard + a CC mug + a CC T-shirt

$100 - a custom postcard + a CC mug + a CC T-shirt + CC baseball cap

$200 - a custom postcard + a CC mug + a CC T-shirt + CC baseball cap + an exclusive CC towel

Other Ways You Can Help

SPREAD THE WORD!

There are millions of Armenians at every corner of the World for instance who might show their patriotism by donating. Or just any people feeling they can afford a few bucks to help some people in miserable situation beyond their control.

Spread amongst friends, colleagues, relatives, use the social networks so more people are aware of what we're working on. We do appreciate your help.