Hi everyone, thanks for supporting our cause!

We are a group of friends from Moldova, living and working in different corners of the world. This year we accepted the toughest challenge yet: meet in Tanzania on 19th January to climb the highest peak in Africa and raise funds for and awareness of a great cause: ensure that children with disabilities get their childhood, education and treatment that everyone deserves.

The Medical Aid Delivery program (MAD-Aid) is a UK-registered charity, which built and operates the Phoenix Centre in the city of Riscani, Moldova. The centre transforms the lives of children with special needs through education, activities, therapies and more. MAD-Aid also facilitates the transfer of high-quality equipment no longer needed by British hospitals (NHS) to hospitals in dire need of improvement. To date, MAD-Aid has delivered and distributed over 500 wheelchairs, offered independence to 500 adults and children in Moldova. Yet 1,500 more in need are waiting.

Our Trek on the Marangu Route:

19/01/2018: All fly in to Kilimanjaro Airport, Moshi, Tanzania – from London, Singapore and Bucharest
20/01/2018: Start Trek at Marangu Gate (1,870m), hike 8.3km through the dense rainforest of Kilimanjaro National Park to Mandara Hut (2,700m)
21/01/2018: Mandara Hut hike 12.5km to Horombo Hut (3,700m) – welcome to altitude sickness!
22/01/2018: Acclimatization 5km trek to Zebra Rocks (4,020m) then back to Horombo Hut
23/01/2018: Horombo Hut 9.5km trek to Kibo Hut (4700m) – nearly vegetationless plateau
24/01/2018: BIG DAY! Kibo Hut to UHURU PEAK (5895m) & down to Horombo Hut (3700m) – a total of 22km trekking over 15 hours
25/01/2018: Horombo Hut 21km trek to Marangu Gate (1860m) – getting high on oxygen!

Thanks for cheering us along the way!

The Moldova Kili Team:
Andrei Ursachi
Andrei Agapi
Alex Racovita
Cristi Pasa
Radu Ursu