We identify, solicit, collect, sort and distribute medical supplies and services according to the imperative needs of the world
Her StoryMy journey to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania began in 1981, when I first saw the mountain from Kenya. Ever since reading Ernest Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro in high school, I had been captivated with the mountain and wanted to climb it. But on that trip to Kenya my traveling companion and I weren’t able to cross the border into Tanzania. I returned to the U.S. without making the trek up to Mt. Kilimanjaro’s 19,340 foot summit. I put the dream of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro off to the side while I pursued a career. My twins were born in 1995, and life became full of the joyful obligations of being a mother and having a stimulating career; Mt. Kilimanjaro rarely entered my thoughts anymore. But several years ago the dream and challenge of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro re-emerged, and its force grew increasingly stronger. I started researching the different guides that offered treks to the summit. |
Make a donation. Enter "Kilimanjaro 2009" in the Other Fund Designation text box. |
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On May 24, 2009, the New York Times published the article “Where Life’s Start is a Deadly Risk”, which described the very poor quality of maternal health care in Tanzania. Having had a very difficult pregnancy myself, in which my twins and I nearly died but didn’t because of the excellent health care we received in Colorado, I committed to myself that when I did climb Kilimanjaro, I would obtain pledges for my effort and the donations would go to improving maternal healthcare in Tanzania. Several months ago, I booked a Kilimanjaro climb that will depart from the trailhead on December 26, 2009. I started investigating how and to which Tanzanian clinic I would give the money I hoped to raise. People I met who had spent time in Tanzania warned me that if I came with the money and went to a hospital to donate it, the forces of corruption could mean the money would likely be spent on something other than providing quality maternal health care. I was puzzled. Then, through a colleague at my company, GHX in Louisville, Colorado, I learned about PROJECT C.U.R.E. PROJECT C.U.R.E. became the obvious choice of where to donate the funds I would raise. |
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 Photo used with permission from Bruno Schenk. |
 Photo used with permission from Bruno Schenk. |
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| My goals are to reach the summit of Mt.
Kilimanjaro and raise at least $20,000, which will pay for sending a
cargo container, worth approximately $400,000, of medical supplies and
equipment to a hospital or clinic in Tanzania. PROJECT C.U.R.E. has conducted needs assessments in Tanzania before but has not been able to deliver medical relief because of a lack of funding. I am encouraging people to make donations corresponding to the 19,340-foot height of Mt. Kilimanjaro, hence $19.34, $193.40, or $1,934. Please enter "Kilimanjaro 2009" in the text box for Other Fund Designation on PROJECT C.U.R.E.'s online donation page. On behalf of the women and children of Tanzania, PROJECT C.U.R.E. and I will be grateful for donations of any amount. |
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