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I am taking on the amazing physical challenge to climb the highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. It is over 5,895m high and will take 7 days through undulating terrain and high altitude. The final ascent begins at midnight, so there’s a 7-hour night-hike up a scree slope - an accumulation of broken rocks. I will be climbing with group of 24 DUCK volunteers - Durham University Charities Kommittee, to raise money for the Save the Children’s Charity. DUCK is an independent organisation, run exclusively by students at Durham University.
After the climb our group will be split into two projects to carry out voluntary work. One will continue with the work set down in Kitunda near Dar es Salaam, teaching a variety of subjects in the KLC - Kitunda Learning Centre. The other half will go up into the Hills near Tanga, for a project still based around teaching but with an aspect of ecology.
We will also get involved with some teaching or building and will bring some books for the school and small gifts for the families we stay with. The stay in the villages will also involve getting to grips with some cultural and language lessons in Swahili.
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Hayley-Jane