All of these projects exemplify CARE's commitment to sustainable solutions to poverty. Improved basic and girls' education will open the doors to new opportunities for children. Managing natural resources in a responsible way can be a means to economic advancement through new industries such as ecotourism. Climbing a mountain is not an easy task. Nor is eradicating poverty.
CARE applauds all of the many thousands who support our work each day, in so many different ways.
The ascent will occur over six days, allowing the climbers time to acclimate to the higher altitude as they go up the 19,340 foot Mt. Kilimanjaro. Seattle-based Mountain Madness and African Environments in Tanzania will lead the climb for the sixth consecutive year. The experienced guides typically have completed several training courses, including at least one in backcountry first aid, at the National Outdoor Leadership School. They are extremely knowledgeable in geography, geology, biology and ornithology. CARE will do everything possible to assist climbers with fund raising plans.