This was written in an e-mail that one participant of the project KAPUA sent to me. What is this project about?
KAPUA Adventures raises funds for developing countries by climbing mountains. KAPUA gives ordinary people the opportunity to participate in international aid and climb the highest and most beautiful summits in the world.
This year KAPUA 2010 Malawi campaign aims to raise awareness and funds for maternal health in Malawi. The group of 16 ordinary and brave Finnish charity climbers are going to go to Malawi next month, on 26. of September.
The charity climbers are ordinary people who want to help children in developing countries. They are aiming at 100 000 euros for the campaign to help mothers in Malawi, in order to prevent deaths of mothers who give birth.
I happen to know one of these climbers and I think this project is a very good way to help. A project like this really gets you involved in it and the climbers get a personal contact with the charity destination. I hope the climbers will have a very good experience and that they will be able to help the Malawi people.
The climbers cover all their travel costs; 100% of the funds go to the charitable organizations.
Read about the climbers’ experiences from earlier years: http://www.kapua.fi/index.php?page=1
If you want to donate, here are the instructions: http://www.kapua.fi/index.php?page=5
6000 euros - that’s a lot to raise for a Polish person. I don’t think I could take part ;/
in Warsaw we will so have walkhaton, you walk and as walking you are money for particluar organisation http://www.ecco.com/pl/pl/specjalne/walkathon/
but its not achivable 6000
It’s a lot to raise for a Finn too. I’ve raised a bit over 4000 euros now by contacting a lot of enteprises. Only a few (the best!) donate and of those most are small or middle sized companies or associations.
But what is specially heart-warming is the willigness of other Finns to donate. When 100 people give 10 euros each it’s already a thousand euros.
Have you seen this BBC news about Mothers in Malawi racing against time? Check it out http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8320781.stm