AN Enfield man is gearing up to drive from Chichester to Mongolia to raise money for the area's homeless children.

Paul Evans, 32, of Bush Hill Park, Enfield, and his co-driver Laura Over, 32, will embark on their 10,000-mile adventure in July.

The pair, dubbed The Two Mongoleers, will drive through 14 countries in a 1-litre VW Polo donated by Jefferies Farm to complete the challenge.

They will join 280 UK teams in the Mongol Rally 2010 to raise money for the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation, Cancer Research UK and the Neurofibromatosis Association.

Ms Over, a paralegal from Crawley, Sussex, said: “We are aiming to raise £2,000 for the charities, and so far we have already raised £800.

“These money raised for the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation will go directly to the schools in Ulaanbaatar, will help rescue homeless children’s education, welfare, and provide housing and clothing for them.

“Money raised for the Neurofibromatosis Association will help their medical research as well as for those who are affected.”

Mr Evans, an event manager, added: “We aim to help charities. It is a case that at the moment lots of debt is going around and a lot of people are not well off, and we should not always think of ourselves.

“It is also an opportunity to do something different. It is about change, to see the world, to meet people, to push yourself out of the comfort zone.

"It is about crossing the countries without any backing.”

The pair are currently busy arranging visas, finding out routes, getting equipment and medical injections.

If you would like to sponsor The Two Mongoleers or know more about their adventure, visit www.thetwomongoleers.co.uk.