Support Mt. Kili Madness

My friend Ros asked me (from somewhere in South America) to post a blog about this fund-raising effort for the benefit of three very worthy causes.

Check out Aliya's website to learn more (a sneak preview follows) and to donate today to support  ...

MT. KILI MADNESS !!!

"Hi, my name is Aliya. . . 
In September I am setting off with 30 others and taking part in a very exciting – and dangerous – challenge of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and then playing the world’s highest game of cricket at that level.

We are hoping to raise over £500,000 for three amazing charities. 

It is now my wish to give 2 promising young Alexandra Township Chiefs cricketers from the impoverished Alexandra Township in Johannesburg, the opportunity to join us in scaling the heights of Mt. Kilimanjaro and to mark their names in the record books while at the same time allowing their dreams to be larger than the mountains as they courageously scale the summit as ambassadors from disadvantaged communities while campaigning against violence which has become prevalent not only in the townships, but in society at large. 

Please join our team and rally behind this cause to raise the funds required to cover the expedition fees, park fees, flights, accommodation, gear and clothing costs to make this a reality!

Our story is about pushing forward, being strong, being fighters, being survivors, dreaming, and climbing to reach that dream…"

The Causes:
Cancer Research UK: The work they are doing in transforming lives and with 12.7m people each year learning they have cancer, the work they do to help find cures/treatments is vitally important.
Tusk Trust: The foremost anti-poaching charity in the world, with patrons such as the Duke of Cambridge, this charity is working to educate the local communities about the impact of poaching, leading to a very effective long-term approach.  
Rwanda Cricket Stadium Foundation: Twenty years ago Rwanda saw one of the worst genocides ever witnessed – but the work that has been done since then to help bring the communities back together and stop something similar happening again in the future has been nothing short of amazing. The RCSF is working on getting a new international cricket ground built on the site of one of the very worst atrocities of the war to help cement the great reconciliation work.