I will be joining a Quickstart Global and Amicus ITS team in January 2011 to climb Kilimanjaro.

My motivation is to raise funds for the Baale Mane  at Gopalapura which is a home for around 50 girls between the ages of 6 and 16 situated on the outskirts of the city of Bangalore, India. Founded in 2001 by Paraspara Trust, an NGO dedicated to the eradication of the child labour system, and now owned by The Baale Trust, it provides shelter and a loving home for girls. The girls are either orphans, have a single parent who is unable to care for them or have lost contact with their parents. Most of the girls have been rescued from domestic service, some have been found homeless in the streets by volunteers and others have been given shelter having been arrested by the police when living on the streets. The charity provides the the girls with long term care and protection at the Baale. All of our girls attend local government schools as well as receiving extra tuition at the Baale to give them a opportunity to change their lives.