"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela

2010 is a new year with new challenges and we appear to have taken the advice to 'reach for the stars' quite literally and so are taking part in the 2010 Mount Kilimanjaro Challenge 1st - 6th March!!

5,895 metres up and a 7,000km flight from London now separate us from our goal...

We have chosen Out of Afrika as our charity to support. They are a grass roots organisation striving to improve literacy, health and welfare through development of long term self sufficiency and do some amazing work especially with orphans and disadvantaged children.

Our training, packing and planning is now underway and we would really appreciate your support of this special cause before we fly out at the end of February!

Lots of love,

xx

Out of Afrika Charity

Out Of Afrika is a charity founded in The United Kingdom that works at grass roots level with communities in Kenya to promote education to orphans and disadvantaged children to increase self-sufficiency and long term sustainability.

 

What is their mission?

To promote education and develop skills to improve literacy, health and welfare for long term self-sufficiency, improved livelihoods and uplift from poverty. 

 

Why?
Education is of vital importance for development and children everywhere have a right to a basic education. Education will revolutionize a child's whole life, bringing a permanent change to the child and their entire family.

 

Your money donations will go toward working with locally based community groups to establish projects such as:

• Child Sponsorship Program
• Vocational skills Training
• Providing basic school resources
• Sending volunteers to share and pass on their skills
• Improving school infrastructure
• Providing affordable computer equipment
• Environmental projects
• HIV/AIDS education, guidance/counseling
• ICT/development and creating resource centers 
 

To read more about the Out of Afrika Charity click onto: http://www.outofafrika.org.uk/