Kilimanjaro for Amani children
| country: | Tanzania |
| location: | Kilimanjaro |
| departures: | 2008: 15 Oct |
| price: | Sponsorship target £2400 (10 days) excluding flights from the UK - the trip and flights are free - 100% sponsorship goes to the children |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
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introduction to Kilimanjaro for Amani children
The 12 who successfully raise their target of £2,400 will be invited to take the following trip.
A Kilimanjaro climb for the Amani Children's Home. This is a refuge for street-children, who are homeless children living on the streets of Moshi. Some are AIDS orphans; some come from families so impoverished that to beg on the streets offered more hope for survival than living at home.
The children lack education, food, care, and a place to sleep; they are also vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse as there is no one to defend them from night predators. Amani rescues such children, boys and girls of all ages. You can see some of the children at www.amanikids.org.
Put simply we are looking for 10 fund raisers to raise at least £2400 each. This will give a total of £24000, which will be enough to start building a basic facility for Amani. Any surplus will be used to continue the building project – installing electricity, running water, long-drop toilets, animal sheds, etc. The total cost of the home will be somewhere in the region of double the minimum amount we are looking to raise. This amount will however be a great start and will get the project underway. If we can raise more than the minimum amount then obviously so much the better. We are looking for dedicated fundraisers. We will ask all participants, who are British taxpayers, to fill in an Inland Revenue form so that the home might try to reclaim tax.
Unlike most other charity events all the money the participants raise, all of it, will go to the Amani Home. This operator (and local suppliers) will provide the entire trip, including air flights, absolutely free of charge
Thursday 16 October: This day is spent visiting the Amani Home. We will drive down to Moshi in the morning and spend the afternoon with the staff and kids of Amani. You will visit the new Amani home and hopefully also the old one, so you can see the real difference the fund raising has made. We will have lunch in Moshi. We will return to the Marangu and in the late afternoon there will be a kit inspection followed by a pre climb briefing. Breakfast and dinner at the Marangu.
Friday 17 October: After breakfast we meet our guides and porters. We then have a 3-hour bumpy drive to the Rongai Gate (1800m), which is on the northern side of the mountain. We walk for 3 to 4 hours to our first camp at First Cave, which is at an altitude of 3000 metres. Apart from your daypacks porters will carry all luggage. All meals are provided on the trek. Separate details will be sent out to participants on the trek. This is a camping climb and the Rongai route is one of the more remote routes.
Saturday 18 October: Today we walk 5 to 7 hours out of the rain forest to Kikelewa camp at 3840 metres.
Sunday 19 October: We walk past the only permanent lake on Kilimanjaro to camp at Mawenzi Tarn Camp at 4300 metres. This camp is in the shadow of Mawenzi peak. Walking time 5 to 7 hours.
Monday 20 October: Today we cross the saddle to Kibo camp, at 4700 metres. The vegetation is now sparser and the air noticeably thinner. The saddle is often cold and windswept but can afford stunning views across Kenya to the north and Tanzania to the south. Walking time 6 to 7 hours.
Tuesday 21 October: Our trek to the summit begins very early in the morning as we climb up a frozen scree slope for 5 to 7 hours to reach Gilman’s Point (5685m) for breathtaking views of the sun rising behind Mawenzi peak. It is a further 2 hours to reach Uhuru Peak (5895m), the highest point in Africa. From this exhilarating point we descend back to Horombo Hut camp, which will take 5 to 7 hours. This is a very long day and you will be walking for around 16 hours.
Wednesday 22 October: Trek out of park for around 5 hours and return to Marangu Hotel. Dinner and overnight in Hotel.
Thursday 23 October: Transfer back to Nairobi. Stop en route for lunch, at own expense. Arrive Nairobi airport around 18.30 hours and in Nairobi itself around 19.15 hours.
A Kilimanjaro climb for the Amani Children's Home. This is a refuge for street-children, who are homeless children living on the streets of Moshi. Some are AIDS orphans; some come from families so impoverished that to beg on the streets offered more hope for survival than living at home.
The children lack education, food, care, and a place to sleep; they are also vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse as there is no one to defend them from night predators. Amani rescues such children, boys and girls of all ages. You can see some of the children at www.amanikids.org.
Put simply we are looking for 10 fund raisers to raise at least £2400 each. This will give a total of £24000, which will be enough to start building a basic facility for Amani. Any surplus will be used to continue the building project – installing electricity, running water, long-drop toilets, animal sheds, etc. The total cost of the home will be somewhere in the region of double the minimum amount we are looking to raise. This amount will however be a great start and will get the project underway. If we can raise more than the minimum amount then obviously so much the better. We are looking for dedicated fundraisers. We will ask all participants, who are British taxpayers, to fill in an Inland Revenue form so that the home might try to reclaim tax.
Unlike most other charity events all the money the participants raise, all of it, will go to the Amani Home. This operator (and local suppliers) will provide the entire trip, including air flights, absolutely free of charge
itinerary
Wednesday 15 October: Depart Nairobi in the early morning. Transfer in private vehicle from the airport to the Marangu Hotel. This transfer will take around 7 hours. Stop en route for lunch (at own expense, allow US$10). Stay at the Marangu Hotel. Dinner at the hotel. The Marangu Hotel is one of the original places for climbers to begin their trek; before climbing the mountain became fashionable it was a farm. It is a delightful place, with wonderful gardens and cottages for the rooms. Guerba and the Marangu have worked together for the past 26 years. (Please note due to the early departure you should arrive in Nairobi the day before or before 08.30 hours on the 15th).Thursday 16 October: This day is spent visiting the Amani Home. We will drive down to Moshi in the morning and spend the afternoon with the staff and kids of Amani. You will visit the new Amani home and hopefully also the old one, so you can see the real difference the fund raising has made. We will have lunch in Moshi. We will return to the Marangu and in the late afternoon there will be a kit inspection followed by a pre climb briefing. Breakfast and dinner at the Marangu.
Friday 17 October: After breakfast we meet our guides and porters. We then have a 3-hour bumpy drive to the Rongai Gate (1800m), which is on the northern side of the mountain. We walk for 3 to 4 hours to our first camp at First Cave, which is at an altitude of 3000 metres. Apart from your daypacks porters will carry all luggage. All meals are provided on the trek. Separate details will be sent out to participants on the trek. This is a camping climb and the Rongai route is one of the more remote routes.
Saturday 18 October: Today we walk 5 to 7 hours out of the rain forest to Kikelewa camp at 3840 metres.
Sunday 19 October: We walk past the only permanent lake on Kilimanjaro to camp at Mawenzi Tarn Camp at 4300 metres. This camp is in the shadow of Mawenzi peak. Walking time 5 to 7 hours.
Monday 20 October: Today we cross the saddle to Kibo camp, at 4700 metres. The vegetation is now sparser and the air noticeably thinner. The saddle is often cold and windswept but can afford stunning views across Kenya to the north and Tanzania to the south. Walking time 6 to 7 hours.
Tuesday 21 October: Our trek to the summit begins very early in the morning as we climb up a frozen scree slope for 5 to 7 hours to reach Gilman’s Point (5685m) for breathtaking views of the sun rising behind Mawenzi peak. It is a further 2 hours to reach Uhuru Peak (5895m), the highest point in Africa. From this exhilarating point we descend back to Horombo Hut camp, which will take 5 to 7 hours. This is a very long day and you will be walking for around 16 hours.
Wednesday 22 October: Trek out of park for around 5 hours and return to Marangu Hotel. Dinner and overnight in Hotel.
Thursday 23 October: Transfer back to Nairobi. Stop en route for lunch, at own expense. Arrive Nairobi airport around 18.30 hours and in Nairobi itself around 19.15 hours.
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The aim is very basic – first and foremost, to give new children entering Amani a sense of security and love. Then comes food, a bed, and medical care. All children are put in a personalized education program, which can involve attending a local primary school, learning in Amana's "non-formal education" program, or going to vocational training. Amani also does family tracing, and tries to find living relatives who are able to provide care for the children. For example, perhaps the parents have died of AIDS, but Amani could locate an aunt who is willing and able to take care of the children. Amani takes each case individually and searches for a solution that will give the child the happiest and healthiest living situation possible.
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