Salome Byleveldt
Kili Gals Mount Kilimanjaro Expedition 2012
Fundraising for Village Water
Story
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-outline-level: 3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In February 2012, a team of ladies associated with Cargill’s Middle East and Africa grain and oilseeds business will climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, to raise vital funds for <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Village Water<em>.</em></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><strong> </strong></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 4pt; line-height: 112%; mso-pagination: none; mso-outline-level: 3;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 112%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Why are we supporting <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Village Water</span>? </span></strong><strong> </strong></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 4pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-outline-level: 3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Women are the main water bearers in Africa and spend the majority of their time and energy collecting water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of the local sources of water are unsafe and contribute to poor sanitation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases are common and life-threatening.</span><strong> </strong></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-outline-level: 3; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Village Water works to bring clean drinking water to villages in Western Zambia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For each <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">$7,000 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">(</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">£4,500)</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> </span>raised -<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="color: #000000;">– $50 per village member - </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>one drinking well can be installed by Village Water, who will also provide a full community sanitation and hygiene mobilisation programme and train village pump operators, so they know how to carry out basic maintenance to give the pump a long and useful life.</span><strong> </strong></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-outline-level: 3; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">With your help, our intrepid Kili Gals can help bring safe drinking water to villages in Zambia and give village women the opportunity to focus on local enterprise opportunities as well as allow the time for children to attend school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The provision of local water supplies can transform an entire village!</span><strong> </strong></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: small;">The Kili Gals are fully responsible to pay their own expedition costs - your donation will go directly to Village Water.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">So please dig deep and donate now!</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </strong></span>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Laura Huston— Minneapolis, USA</span></strong></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Having worked with many of the African Business Units for the past three years, I have seen some of the need. This is, indeed, a worthy cause!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Christine von Kaenel—Cairo, Egypt</span></strong></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I fell in love with the Moroccan Atlas mountains when I was living in Casablanca, I feel moved with the so dry and colorful Sinai and now I am thrilled and so lucky to discover East Africa and his famous Kilimanjaro. I am training to make this adventure a success but it wouldn't be one without this very helpful project of Village Water to support the amazing women and the village development in Zambia.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Valerie Gaston-Carrere — Cairo. Egypt</span></strong></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Africa is a unique experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After many years in Cote d’Ivoire and Morocco and now living in Cairo, I am glad to be part of the this group of “crazy” ladies, ready to climb Kilimanjaro.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Personal challenge and contribution to others are my main<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>drivers for the expedition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stay tuned and show your support!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Nermin Louis —Cairo, Egypt</span></strong></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Yes, living in Africa almost all my life, but how little do the people in the north know about the southern parts of Africa. Travelling to & Climbing Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, is not just an unforgettable experience or adventure or challenge, but also great efforts from great ladies of different backgrounds, who have worked hard and devoted themselves to help in whatever small way, those less fortunate women in our beautiful<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>continent.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I’ve been wanting to climb Kilimanjaro for many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now is my time to take up the challenge!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I was blessed to be born and bred in Africa and being able to use this African expedition to help improve the lives of less fortunate women on my continent is very special to me.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Nathalie Schuurman —Johannesburg, South Africa</span></strong></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Living in different parts of Africa during the past 10 years has given me a life full of memories and experiences. Having the opportunity now to give something back to the people of this great continent through helping villages with sanitation and clean water, while facing one of the greatest personal challenges of my life in conquering the highest peak of Africa, fills me with great satisfaction.</span></div>
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