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In June this year, Sally and I are going to be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the Karibuni Trust.

As you may know, we are going to be travelling around East Africa for 6 months and are lucky to be spending time with Karibuni, visiting their projects throughout Kenya. The charity helps seriously under-privileged Kenyan children to fulfil their potential by giving them an education.

Please give as much as you can. Your money will be going directly to some of the most deprived children in the world.

Thank you, 

Gareth and Sally

Update 25th February 2012:

After spending the past two weeks with Karibuni we just wanted to reiterate how much these children really do need your money.

We have been to one of the biggest 'slums' in Africa where a family of 8 live in a space no bigger than a downstairs toliet, with a roof that offers no protection when it rains. The parents work all day and on a good day earn may earn up to 80p to feed the family and pay for the rent.

We have met children who walk to school for 2 hours each way every day across very rough terrain without any shoes.

Throughout the schools we have been to there have been so many orphans who are all determined to be a success by getting a good education to support their siblings.

Karibuni Trust sponsors children through education whose parents or guardians cannot afford it, providing their school fees, uniforms books and anything else they may need.

Karibuni provide lunch for hundreds of children by running feeding programmes - many of the children do not eat anything other than this one meal a day.

The ethos of the charity is to find the poorest of the poor and help to provide a future for them. We cannot stress enough how worth-while a cause this is and how well your money will be spent.

Please donate whatever you can.

Thank you.

My charity

The Karibuni Trust

The Karibuni Trust

Charity Registration No. 1044872

'Karibuni' is Ki-Swahili for 'Welcome'. The Trust raises awareness of the needs of children living in poverty on the streets and in the slums in towns, cities and rural areas of Kenya, and raises money to meet those needs by supporting Kenyan projects working with the children and their carers.

Donations 17

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I hope all that training pays off!! Thanks again for doing it for Karibuni Trust.

Donation by John Cotton on 24/05/12

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Hope you can find Birds Eye potato waffles out there mate

Donation by Pete Gaulton on 15/05/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck Manders! If you make your target can we agree on a date for the wedding? xx

Donation by kate robertson on 15/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Don't get a ringing in your ears for four months afterwards as my flatmate did when she climbed Kili. Great charity to chose.

Donation by Adam Donnan on 15/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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A gift from Greg & Cathie Chaplin. Greg has climbed Kili - he knows how hugely tough it is -and deserving of generous support of Karibuni.

Donation by Alan Mander on 24/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Simon Mander on 23/03/12

£70.00

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Hope there's some cheese at the top... maybe you could leave a little welcome package for us to find in July!! Lots of luck and love, H & D xxx

Donation by Hannah Hook on 17/03/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Gaz, I hope you'll keep Sally motivated with endless renditions of Marvin Gaye's 'Ain't No Mountain'. Biggest love to you both and good luck! xxxx

Donation by Georgina Mackenzie on 16/03/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Climb like you've never climbed before! Have an amazing time, get a picture of sunrise from the top. Al & Helen

Donation by Alexander Healy on 08/03/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Take care guys and have a great time

Donation by Simon Mander on 03/03/12

£15.00

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Yay!!! Am super jealous. enjoy it, good luck and take it pole pole (slowly in swahili, i think?!!) lots of love xxx

Donation by Heidi Mansell on 25/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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がんばって!E, Y & Leo-chan xxxxx

Donation by Ellie Amano on 25/02/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Love you boths masses - hope to see you in April xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Donation by indya mealing on 25/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Here's a BIG welcome to our 'african' family. After 6 month you will well and truly belong. GOOD LUCK and enjoy!! H x

Donation by Helen K on 24/02/12

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Good luck my lovelies. X

Donation by Anonymous on 08/02/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Have an amazing wonderful time and PLEASE forget about all things data!

Donation by Aileen McLoughlin on 08/02/12

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Just to get you both off zero.... love Sue and the Chas xxx

Donation by Janice Martin on 05/02/12

£10.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£390.00
  • Offline donations£20.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£410.00
  • Gift Aid£73.75

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