In mid-September, I climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro via the Shira Route, to raise money for ‘The Darjeeling Children's Trust (DCT)’ a Charity working with local schools and orphanages and employing local people in Darjeeling (India).

For those that know me well, this was not a natural environment for me, let alone for 8 nights in sleeping bags up an African Mountain, with no hot water, no wifi (!) and 100km of hiking. 

The summit of Mt Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa – that was the target.

The Darjeeling Childrens Trust, is an extremely focused charity, with a 5-year development plan in place, and a great vision for the future, set-out and managed by its trustee's - for the well-being and development of the Children in Darjeeling.

Their webpage is: http://www.darjeelingchildrenstrust.com

• £2 will provide a child with a pencil, eraser and pen for a whole school year

• £5 will provide a new towel, soap and shampoo for a child at an orphanage

• £10 will provide a new set of clothes for a child at an orphanage

• £15 will provide a new set of bedding for a child at an orphanage
• £18 will sponsor the travelling library for a week

• £200 will cover the cost of water deliveries currently required over a year for the orphanage children

Please support this great cause.