On my first visit to Africa last year my first destination was Featherstale Special Childrens Home at the base of Kilimanjaro.

John and his team there are doing an amazing job which i was certainly moved by . Seeing the children in the safe surroundings able to smile along with their mothers & carers was important for me to see.

It was clear also how a little amount of money can make such a huge difference to childrens' lives.

As i could see Mount Kilimanjaro in all its glory from their home it dawned on me as a charity LNADJ should aim to climb it as a fundraiser.

Great to see many people feeling the same and equally feeling motivated to join this challenge which has now led me to taking on this challenge twice , two different routes with two different groups.

I'm having to take alot of time out to train for this and certainly seeing this as one of the biggest challenges of my life.

My first attempt was successful on June 20th @ -30c conditions and was one of the hardest challenges of my life , and knowing i'm doing it a second time starting Sep 14th seems even more off the scale...

Aiming to summit on Peace Day , Sep 21st whilst attempting to Break the World Record for the Highest DJ set with Nightmares on Wax.

I would appreciate any help towards my fundraising goal of £2500. 

Funds raised will go towards the building of a purpose built  facility to house over 25 special needs children and their single parent mothers who would otherwise be homeless and is well under way.

The benefits of Featherstale are endless for the guardians and children alike…

• Having a small community where parents with special needs children can live with one another is initially a way for both the parent/guardians to have support from one another, given they are sharing in the same experiences in life to some degree
• Like wise, the children who never get to socialize with other special needs children, have daily interactions with others in the same position physically and mentally as they are…
• When parents need to do simple tasks, perhaps wash clothing, go shopping, cook or even work… then they are surrounded by people who are qualified to care for a special needs child, people who have the patience and understanding to care for such children, given they too are the parents and guardians of a child with special needs.
• The childrens funds social worker can keep a constant check on the children, and their guardians to ensure their well being both mentally and physically.
• Children don’t need to separated from mothers that love them.
• As the community will be placed next to the children’s home, emergency transport for medical issues is always available, where as with out it most children are close to an hour from a hospital, at night time that could be 8 hours +, as all our residents would have to wait for the public transport to start.
• Children receive physio, wheelchairs, sensory stimulation.. rather than being left on the floor somewhere..
• There are many more benefits, but these are key… lastly an perhaps more importantly, finally single parents with such children will have an option, and hopefully in time less special needs children will be abandoned here by desperate parents in need of help…

Important bit's for people donating, all the costs for the trip are being met separately so fund raising is genuine fund raising (with 80% reaching the Feathers Tale - Children's village, and 20% contributing to LNADJ's operating costs).

Thank you for reading folks and helping me through this challenge.