About Us
1. RamblingRat are innovative adventures raising awareness for Street Kids International
2. Street Kids International empowers youth around the world to build better futures for themselves.
3. RamblingRat inspires people to make a difference to the lives of youth in their own communities and around the world.
The RamblingRat Project benefiting Street Kids International, are innovative adventures focussing on marginalized youth from around the world.
Created in 2008 by Tim Dennis of Scotland Uk after buying a Tilley hat, the label inside described Tilley’s support for Street Kids International, this was aligned with Tim’s aspirations to help youth worldwide. Followed on by Neil and Silvie Rautenbach, a married South African couple, set to adventure the wildest Africa in September 2010. Raising projects in Ethiopia and hoping to create media awareness for Street Kids International wherever we can.
Why Rambling Rat?
Set up in The year of the Rat we challenge perceptions of street youth by using a cartoon Rat who happens to be called “Dylan”
What do we do?
Endurance.
Visiting remote parts of the world using innovative technology, to challenge ourselves so that we may share real life experiences to inspire others.
Empowerment.
We speak at schools and organizations and set up locally relevant sustainable youth projects to encourage individualism and global freedom.
Awareness.
We promote awareness for the work of Street Kids International a united nations best practice leader in helping street youth from around the world create a more positive life for themselves.
We do this by communicating with the media and encouraging people to support
Global Achievement so far.
To date the project has completed a solo and unsupported full circumnavigation of the world travelling through 12 countries in 12 months taking 6 ships
to transverse 3 continents and 3 oceans.
Setting up 3 Skateboarding Projects and speaking in schools and youth centers in 4 countries.
Whats happening next?
The RamblingRat Project is launching two exciting adventures for 2009 and 2010, RamblingRat Americas and RamblingRat Africa
Also we are working with partners to bring exciting innovative adventures for the future.
RamblingRat Americas Arctic to Antarctic adventure
This connects the most northernly point of the Alaskan Arctic reachable by road with the tip of South America, plus taking a ship to Antarctica, starting in October 2009, this exciting adventure famously known as the Trans America will visit Street Kids International projects in South America managed by Tim Dennis.
RamblingRat Africa London to Johannesburg adventure
Will be our second vehicle traveling from London UK to Cape town South Africa in September 2010, this classic adventure is set to visit Street Kids Internationals projects in several countries and set up youth projects and work with local media to raise awareness managed by Neil and Silvie Rautenbach.
Both adventures will be working with our sponsors to create world wide media awareness for Street Kids International and local youth projects by taking part in newspaper, TV, and Radio interviews.
What we are aiming for?
We will to enlist the help of corporate partners to assist street youth across the globe.
We want to expand the RamblingRat Project into a foundation that will encourage people to join in to raise awareness of Street Kids International to all corners of the world.
Can i get involved?
If you are interested in getting involved in the RamblingRat Overland Project by either traveling with us or running your own adventure under our brand concept as a RamblingRat Team or becoming a volunteer at home, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at rauties@ramblingrat.net
“The RamblingRat Project Unites Kids from all over the world to promote individual freedom”
Tim Dennis
“Any form of youth helping youth worldwide is a design for a greater and more prosperous world to live in for all.”