Swimtruck

Out in rural Madagascar, the team were struggling. They knew that there were people in the villages in need of their help, but the wet season had flooded the roads and the Land Rover couldn't get through. Then one of them had an idea.

"What we need," he said, "is a truck that floats."

Swimtruck (find us on Facebook) are working to raise funds to produce exactly that, and to donate it to the Good News Hospital in Madagascar. This will let their community health team continue their work providing vaccinations and advice, even during the wet season. A Swimtruck needs to be a robust and rugged 4x4 for service through most of the year, with add-on amphibious functionality for work when the floods come. Amphibians exist, but they're typically optimised for water, where this needs to be optimised for use on land.

[marked-for-deletion] not an idea, widely known to exist. But despite that, if you could find us on Facebook and "like" us, we'd be grateful. The more people know about it, the easier it will be for us to raise funds when we move into fundraising mode later this year.