Kilimanjaro Climb in aid of “Ingane Yami” Children’s Village

On the 8th December 2009 a sponsored climb of Mount Kilimanjaro will begin, which aims to raise the much needed funds for the building of a village for homeless children in South Africa, in particular for those orphaned by the terrible A.I.D.S. epidemic.

The first phase of the village, to be named “Ingame Yami” or “My Child” in Zulu, will consist of 25 individual houses, each of which will be home to 6 children of varying ages and a “house mother”, thus recreating a stable family unit and enabling these vulnerable children to be brought up in a loving, Christian environment.

The village will benefit from a community hall, crèche, clinic, recreational building and a sports field, enabling the individual talents and strengths of each child to be nurtured and developed before they eventually move on to lead independent adult lives.

Taking part in the climb will be James and Karen Beckley, the Developers of Tenerife’s Pearly Grey Ocean Club and Dougie Kirkwood, P.G.’s Sales Manager. They will be joined, amongst others, by Ward Woods the Developer of the Regency Group, also based in Tenerife, and Troy Gerrity, Tenerife wine distributor. The climb is expected to take up to 5 days and the team are hoping to raise substantial funds for this vital project.

Any sponsorship or donations will be very gratefully received. Please help in any way that you can.