A paediatric doctor born in the Towy Valley is hoping to take on a mammoth task of driving over 4,000 miles from London to West Africa to help a charity.

Dr Hannah Davies, who spent much of her childhood in Llandeilo, is looking to raise £10,000 to purchase a Toyota Land Cruiser to deliver to a charity in Sierra Leone.

The 30-year-old has agreed to work in the country for six months at Bonthe Hospital, where she will train nursing staff in management of childhood medical emergencies.

But, Hannah is hoping to be able to raise the cash needed to purchase a car for the deprived area.

Along with her filmmaker boyfriend Geraint Hill, the intrepid two look to set out from London in May to drive 4,212 miles to Freetown passing through France, Spain, Senegal and Guinea arriving in Sierra Leone in June to deliver a vehicle to Home Leone, a charity seeking to build a number of low-cost houses in the area.

It may seem like a crazy road trip, but there is a reason behind the duo’s madness as vehicles in Sierra Leone are expensive and often in poor conditions.

“When we last visited the area, we travelled in seven vehicles and four of them broke down,” said Geraint, who made a series of short films for the charity during their visit in 2016.

The vehicle will be used to transport staff and equipment to and from the Home Leone work site which will allow staff to develop networks and further establish future projects.

Former Ysgol Teilo Sant and Ysgol Tregib pupil Hannah said: “Driving the car will allow us to take some vital equipment donated by the NHS that is much-needed in the regional hospital I will be working in.

“We are looking at raising around £10,000 to purchase a Toyota Land Cruiser because they are reliable and will be able to cope with the roads which are in terrible condition.”

The head at Ysgol Bro Dinefwr has agreed for pupils to take part in some fundraising activities to donate to the couple’s appeal, and Hannah has been invited to talk in a school assembly.

Geraint has also contacted his former school for financial help.

“We will be grateful of any support and any advertisers who would like to support us can have their logo printed onto the car,” Hannah added.

“It is going to take us around three to four weeks to get to Sierra Leone, including stopping off in different places to have breaks from driving, but if we don’t raise enough money to purchase the car by the time my placement starts, then we’ll fly over and we’ll keep fundraising and drive back over when we get the vehicle.”

Hannah and Geraint will be making a short film about their journey as well as keeping a blog about the trip, which will be available on the Home Leone Facebook page.

If you would like to help and donate to the fundraising campaign visit mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/hannahdavies2.