Anna McIntosh, a GVN representative reports
on the success of the recent trek to Mt Kilimanjaro
“At 11pm on Thursday 12 January, all eight
of us GVN trekkers were up and ready to begin the final ascent to Uhuru Peak.
We had been climbing for the past four
days through rainforest, up grassy slopes and across moorlands and by now were
anxious to do what we had come there to do – make it to the top of Kilimanjaro!
After a long ten hours of hiking in the dark up scree slopes, rocks and snow,
we finally all made it to the summit at Uhuru. The feeling of relief and
amazement (and complete exhaustion!) at having actually made it to the top was
incredible and well worth all the hard work of the previous few days. Looking
back now a month later, the feeling of satisfaction is still strong for our
entire group!
After we had returned to Nairobi from the
mountain, we had the opportunity to visit the kids at Happy Life Children’s
Home. After all, the whole reason we had all set out to climb Kilimanjaro was
to raise funds for them. Our time there was spent holding, feeding, cuddling
and playing with all the beautiful children at the home and we each definitely
left a piece of our hearts with them.
We were also able to visit the land where
there are plans to build a Kenya GVN PoD. It was great to learn more about the
PoD project and get a first hand look at how it will directly impact the local
community in Kenya.
Overall, we had an awesome experience with
a great group of people. The rewards of making it to the top of Kilimanjaro and
the impact of visiting the projects in Nairobi
were huge.
A big thanks to everyone who participated in the trek and to all
those who supported us!”
To find out information about our treks and how you can get involved in upcoming treks see our link http://www.globalvolunteernetwork.org/programs/treks
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