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Discover your Senses Climb Iztaccíhuatl Volcano for Ojos que Sienten

Georgina Badenoch is raising money for Centre For Innovation In Voluntary Action

Participants: Gina Badenoch

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Discover your Senses · 7 November 2009 to 14 November 2009 ·

The Objects of CIVA are “to advance any purpose which is recognised as being exclusively charitable under the laws of every part of the United Kingdom”. CIVA specialises in taking good ideas and turning them into successful and sustainable programmes. The main thrust of our work at the present time is in the following areas: • The promotion of social entrepreneurship and support of social entrepreneurs. • Encouraging the participation of young people in issues that affect them as young people and in wider society. • Enabling poor communities to address issues and problems in their lives. • Addressing the needs of families and their health and wellbeing, especially young families and early years children, • Addressing the issues of environmental sustainability and climate change. • The advancement of mathematics. • Experimenting with and investigating new forms of sustainable finance in support of these objectives.

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Hola

I am climbing in early November,  the mexican Volcano Iztaccihuatl, up to 5000m, with a group of 15 blind and 15 sighted people and am after sponsorship from you!

We will be lead by world-renowned blind climber Erik Weihenmayer and famous sighted Mexican climber Hector Ponce de Leon

 All funds will be going to Ojos Que Sienten / Sight of Emotion, a charity working towards empowerment and  social integration through sensory experiences for blind and partially sighted people in Mexico and the UK.  

Check out for more information on OQS/SOE and Erik  Weihenmayer: www.ojosquesienten.org  and  www.touchthetop.com

Funds raised in the UK are being channeled through the Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action - www.civa.org.uk

So please dig deep and donate now! 

Gracias! Thank you

Gina Badenoch

 

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