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International development agency Transaid is calling on the transport and logistics industry to go the extra mile to raise money for its work in the developing world during the inaugural Transaid Week, which will run from Monday 30 June to Friday 4 July. Transaid Week will celebrate the charity¹s 10th anniversary, while helping to meet the target of raising more than £100,000 through  fundraising activities in 2008. Chris Saunders, chief executive of Transaid, explains: "Raising just £200 can pay for us to deliver a two-week driver training course for a CV driver in Zambia.

"These courses are one of a range of projects we are currently running across Africa, teaching internationally recognised driving standards to help reduce the number of road crashes. In poorer countries, road crashes kill on the same scale as malaria and tuberculosis, and are set to rise 80% by 2020 as vehicle usage increases, which makes our work even more essential," he adds. Transaid's website includes a dedicated fundraising section, providing a complete A-Z of opportunities to raise money.

Golfers can enter the Motor Transport/Transaid Four Balls event at Mere Golf & Country Club in Knutsford, Cheshire, on Monday 30 June. There are places for 10 teams of four,  with tee-off times starting at 1pm. Entry costs £500 per team, with all money going to Transaid. There's a three-course meal served at 7.30pm.

To take part in Four Balls or to order a free copy of Transaid¹s fundraising pack, email Chantelle Cummings or Erin Miwa at marketing@transaid.org or call 020 7387 8136.