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You now have the opportunity to not only help house the children of Kenya but also quench your thirst for travel and adventure. Global Volunteer Network has created a fundraising hike to Mount Kilimanjaro.

The Global Volunteer Network's Mount Kilimanjaro Trek offers participants the opportunity to help support children in Kenya, Africa, and to hike one of the most beautiful mountains and prestigious climbs in the world.

The money raised by the Kilimanjaro Trek will assist with a number of orphanage projects, including several in Kibera, the world's second largest slum. A heavily polluted landscape riddled with soot, dust, and open sewage routes, the unsanitary environment of Kibera slum contributes to the ill health of its inhabitants already suffering from extremely poor nutrition. Deaths from these conditions are only outnumbered by the high toll of AIDS: of 2.2 million HIV positive Kenyans, roughly 1/5 live in Kibera.

Committing your time and money to this fundraiser will help ensure that our goal of providing for the most basic needs of the children at several orphanages is speedily met. You can help support hundreds of orphans, street children, abused and abandoned children through your participation, which will raise funds for shelter, food, clothing, education, and medical care.

Therefore the Global Volunteer Network's Mount Kilimanjaro Climb offers participants the opportunity to hike to the top of one of the most beautiful and prestigious mountains in the world, the knowledge that their efforts and money will directly benefit hundreds of children, and the advantage of seeing the fruits of their labor firsthand in Kenya, Africa.

To apply for this hike please visit http://www.http://www.globalvolunteernetwork.org/kenya/kilimanjaro

General Requirements

* Must be at least 18 years of age
* Must be physically fit (Please see frequently asked questions 'How fit do I need to be?' and 'How demanding is the climb?')
* Must have a positive attitude
* Must have a teamwork mentality

The cost of this trip is $5147.00 USD. This price covers the following:

Trek Fee - $2797.00 USD
The $2,797 USD Trek Fee will go to our travel partner who will plan all of the logistical aspects of this trip.

A US$350 application fee (fully refundable if you decide not to go) will secure your place on the program, with your Trek Fee and Children's Fund Fee due several months prior to your departure. You only pay your application fee once and then you can access any of GVN's volunteer programs over the next 5 years.

Kenyan Children’s Fund Fee - $2,000 USD

$2,000 USD Kenyan Children's Fund Fee - In the months preceding your trek, you will be asked to raise US $2,000 to support our partner organization in Kenya. 75% of money donated will go directly to our Kenya partner as part of the ‘Kenyan Children’s Fund’, which provides basic needs and assistance to needy orphanages and schools throughout Nairobi and neighboring villages.25% will go to The Global Volunteer Network Foundation (GVNF) in order to provide continued monitoring and fundraising for these programs.

The fees for this program include:

* All specified road transfers by private vehicle
* All accommodation in Tanzania on a full board basis (including lunch in Arusha on first day)
* Mountain trek briefing before ascent
* All services on the mountain including guide, cook and porters
* All accommodation & meals as specified
* All National Park entry fees for Kilimanjaro
* Government sales taxes


The fees for this program do not include:

* International flights to/from Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
* Additional transfers, meals & accommodation in Nairobi
* Extra accommodation & optional excursions in Kenya & Tanzania
* Items of a personal nature such as telephone calls, laundry etc.
* Gratuities
* Drinks
* Visas for Kenya, Tanzania
* Travel Insurance