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James Woodward
James Woodward
James Woodward
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Hi there!
Given it is now the second year that Pina and I cannot travel back to Sydney for our annual Kickstart fundraiser, I am raising funds for Kickstart by attempting to summit the technical mountaineering peaks of Mt Kenya called Nelion (5,188m) and Batien (5,199m). Training started last month with a trek to the third highest peak of Mt Kenya, Point Lenana (4,985m) and now I am going for the big ones on 11th February! After a few days of hiking, the final day will start before dawn, crossing a glacier, then 8 hours of technical mountaineering and climbing to Nelion, a further three hours with ice-axes and crampons to traverse the 'gate of mist' to Batian, followed by a three hour decent back to the high camp. While approximately 15,000 people summitted the Lenana hiking peak last year, only about 200 summitted Nelion and 50 summitted Batian. A lot will depend on the weather! I’d appreciate any contribution, big or small to help us continue our work to support orphaned and vulnerable children in Kenya.
Here is a link to a 30 second video I took from the top of Point Lenana on 7th January https://youtu.be/3hP0zwgTB5Qhttps://youtu.be/3hP0zwgTB5Qhttps://youtu.be/3hP0zwgTB5Q
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Thanks so much for your support!
James
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Kickstart Kids International
Please visit our main GoFundraise campaign page here: http://kickstartkidsinternational.gofundraise.com.au.
Kickstart Kids International is an Australian charitable organisation working to kickstart the lives of vulnerable children in Kenya through locally-led sustainable development.
Kickstart was founded in 2007 to support the establishment of Familia Moja Children’s Home in Kenya, which is now home to over 30 children.In 2011. A local Kenyan Non Government Organisation was formed to cover the financial contribution previously provided by Kickstart and has subsequently increased the number of children being cared for. This was a huge achievement towards kickstarting the lives of these beautiful children.
Kickstart’s success with Familia Moja is now being leveraged through a second Kenyan children’s centre, Olturoto Children’s Village (www.olturotochildrensvillage.org). This initiative is striving to achieve further local empowerment through financial and environmental sustainability. Olturoto Children's Village rescues, empowers and reintegrates (RER) orphaned and vulnerable children in Kajiado County, Kenya.
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