Rally across the Sahara and the savannas to reach The Gambia!
Thank God there are still people aiming to go on crazy, great adventures! What would happen to mankind if we stopped daring to take the extra mile into the unknown!? The Budapest-Bamako Rally was born from this desire to keep this spirit of raw adventure alive and blend it with a charitable mission!
The 20th anniversary route took the competing rally teams from the Central European capital, Budapest, all the way to The Gambia. Each team had to face the challenge of driving through spectacular mountain roads across the hot Sahara desert, navigating through bushy donkey tracks in the wild savannas, and experiencing traditional African village life under ancient baobab trees before arriving ceremoniously on the "smiling coast" of Africa.
Just before this great African adventure began, Tamás from Spain miraculously connected with a 23 year-old Gambian boy named Pierre on Instagram. Pierre lives with his family of 9 siblings in Banjul, the capital of this tiny West African country where the rally was heading. He had to drop out of school 2 years ago because he couldn't pay the school fees any longer and was forced to do hard labor jobs to support his family. His dream is to finish his secondary school to get better jobs so he can buy a piece of land to become a farmer and provide a better life for his family.
The idea for The Deal was born immediately: Tamás, meeting one of the rally teams along the Spanish motorway route, gave Team #48 "Big Brothers" two Magosero Boxes: one for them as an energy booster, and one for Pierre, as a gift to keep his hope for his dreams alive!
Needless to say, the rally was an adventure of a lifetime for the brothers, István and Zsolt, but Pierre was equally grateful to receive this unexpected gift of a jar of Magosero Almond Butter with special tree seeds he will plant in his garden to make his dream a reality! It was a beautiful reminder that nothing is impossible if we act with determination, love and with that activated seed power within!
