Mt Meru and Kilimanjaro Climb
£840.00 raised of £1,200.00 target
22 donations
My Target:
£1,200.00
£840.00 raised so far
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My story
During the summer of 2010, I visited a small project on a farm in the Western Cape, 87km North of Cape Town beneath the Kasteelberg Mountains. This is the home of the Goedgedacht Trust and the location of the Path out of Poverty (POP) Project. My first visit to the project was a truly incredible experience and so I am very excited to be visiting again in May this year to do some more volunteer work and also to see many of the friends I made during my last visit.
The Path out of Poverty Project aims to help children of farm workers escape the cycle of appalling poverty they would otherwise be trapped in. It runs 17 different schemes, including a youth project, an after-school club, 8 safe houses for children and orphans to stay in over weekends when their parents may be drinking and become abusive and a specialized crèche for children affected by Foetal Alcohol Syndrome. The goal is to put an additional 10,000 rural children onto the Project in the next 10 years by building and opening new POP centres throughout South Africa.
During July I am going to be climbing Mt Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro within a day or so of each other and I hope to raise £1200 for the project through sponsorship. By climbing Mt Meru before Kilimanjaro I will acclimatise to the altitude better and therefore have a better chance of reaching Kilimanjaro’s summit. However climbing Meru first will only be beneficial if I climb Kilimanjaro straight after it. This means I will be trekking 130km and climbing about 10,000m over just 11 days. This is a bit more than I ever undertook doing DofE so I have been fitting training for it around working full-time in A+E in Southampton (which is paying for my climb).
Goedgadacht made a lasting, positive impression on me and I can think of no other charity I would rather raise money for in this manner. Even if you do not wish to sponsor my endeavour, please still donate to the cause. It is very easy to say ‘all donations will make a difference’ however I have seen firsthand how they will be used to support the project and so will have a massive, positive impact on the children’s lives.
I will try and keep this page updated with photos of my adventures up the mountains though I fear internet coverage may be patchy at 4000m. If you want to find out more about the project the web addresses are at the bottom.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page and thank you for all your support.
Phil
http://www.goedgedacht.org.za/index.php
http://www.pathoutofpoverty.org
My gallery 3
My updates 2
Just about to leave Cape Town for my trip up the continent to Tanzania. Thank you to all who have donated so far and I'll keep you posted re. encounters with various african fauna (I am assuming the flora won't be too threatening). P x
Leaving for Africa today. Massive thank you to everyone who has donated so far you wonderful people :)
My charity
Grow Peace-Path out of Poverty
Charity Registration No. 1091687
Promoting education to help poor rural African children escape grinding poverty.
Donations 22
Donation by Anonymous on 26/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Peter Jones on 25/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
what a wonderful experience and a great cause to support, we will be thinking of you! Mary, Jeremy and Peter Thorp
Donation by mary thorp on 19/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
What a great thing to do! Good luck Philip!
Donation by Tim and Catie Sharples on 18/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Thank you to Mrs Place for her kind donation
Donation by Anonymous on 16/05/12
£20.00
Be careful, we met on Mt Kenya. (And good luck.)
Donation by Richard & Davina Hoile on 14/05/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Take care, and have a great time in a great cause. Lots of love from us all
Donation by Mum, Dad, Mark and Clare on 10/05/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Take care of yourself and have a fantastic experience. Look forward to seeing you in the summer.
Donation by The Lowmans on 07/05/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Philip. Enjoy your trip and we look forward to hearing about it all. Sue & Roger
Donation by Roger Radford on 07/05/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Big thank you to Lois for her donation :)
Donation by Anonymous on 06/05/12
£25.00
Thank you to Jane Smith for her donation :)
Donation by Anonymous on 06/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
What a challenge! All good luck and we wish you well in the climbs and in your fundraising for this wonderful cause
Donation by Keith & Glenys Brundish on 02/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Great cause & project - our very best wishes go with you
Donation by Derek & Jill Barnes on 23/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Big thank you to my Gran for the donation, it is very much appreciated :)
Donation by Anonymous on 22/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Massive thank you to the Alresford Rotary Club for the amazing contribution! I look foward to my talk when I get back.
Donation by Alresford Rotary Club on 22/04/12
£200.00
Best of luck Philly. x
Donation by William Springthorpe on 11/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Thank you to Vicki and Ronnie for your donation x
Donation by Philip Mitchell on 09/04/12
Wishing you a highly successful trip Philip. Looking forward to hearing all about it. James, Bridget and Anna xxx
Donation by Bridget Harrison on 09/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Best of luck Phil! I hope it goes well :) (Sorry it's not much!)
Donation by Matthew Fuller on 21/03/12
£5.00
Good luck phil..you can do it. what a great achievement it will be Roxy x
Donation by Roxanne Lane on 05/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Chris and Teresa on 03/03/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Nice work Phil. Sorry it's not much but I'm trying to fund my travels too! x
Donation by Ellie Cook on 09/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£840.00
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£840.00
- Gift Aid£147.50
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