Many Britons will have followed the news of nine celebrities who made the trek up Kilimanjaro last week in support of Comic Relief (Red Nose Day). Among them, Chris Moyles, Fearne Cotton, Alesha Dixon, Denise Van Outen, Ben Shephard, Kimberley Walsh, Ronan Keating, Cheryl Cole and Gary Barlow.
Aim 4 Africa have been following their progress with much enthusiasm; the celebrities have between them have raised over £1.5 million, much of which is going towards much needed treatment and prevention of the deadly tropical disease - Malaria.
More than 5 million people die of Malaria each year and these celebrities have shown that in the face of hardship (and Kilimanjaro is no easy hill climb!), they have pledged their hard work and determination to ensure that those under-privileged people in developing countries like Tanzania, will benefit from their fund raising. Well Done Guys - Hongera Sana! - for making more people aware of the plight of thousands of children dying from Malaria each year, especially Fearne Britton who recently visited a hospital in Uganda and saw first hand the drastic effects this deadly disease has particularly on vulnerable young children.
Aim 4 Africa has pledged to donate £10 for every Kilimanjaro trek booked between now and 31st December, to Comic Relief, and a further £10 to its own private charity - two local schools and a hospital at the base of Kilimanjaro.
The phones have been ringing at Aim 4 Africa Ltd since the BBC Television Documentary following the Celebrity Red Nose Day Trek on Thursday night. (There is another showing on Sunday 15th March, 1:30pm BBC1 for those who missed the opportunity.) Join others to scale Africa's highest peak and highest volcano in the world, and feel the same sense of achievement as those brave, determined young celebrities!
Aim 4 Africa Ltd is based in the United Kingdom but have offices in Arusha, Tanzania - 80 kms from Kilimanjaro and base to Northern Tanzanian safari circuit. The company was founded by Tanzanians, and has a strong ethos to helping local community development in the area.
Join a group trek on one of three of Aim 4 Africa's favourite routes and get your friends and family to join you whilst raising funds for much needed charities. It can be your own personal charity or Comic Relief. If you wish to emulate The Red Nose Day Celebrity Trek, then opt for the Lemosho (Shira) route option below.
(i) 6 day Rongai route trek: June 2nd-9th 2009 AND 1st-8th October 2009
GBP£1275per person
(ii) 6 day Machame route trek: 2nd-9th July 2009 AND 30th August - 6th September 2009; GBP£1200 per person
(iii) 8 day/7 night Lemosho/Shira route trek: 26th Juy - 4th August 2009; GBP£1580per person
Prices are based a minimum group size of 4 persons.
For more information on the above treks or to arrange a private trek for you and your friends/family, visit www.aim4africa.com/Kilimanjaro.htm
or telephone (+44) 114 255 2533 from outside the UK or 0845 4084541 or 0114 255 2533 from within the UK.
Treks up Kilimanjaro can be combined with a safari to Northern Tanzania's famous parks of Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, or a relaxing beach holiday in Zanzibar.
Visit www.aim4africa.com for details on different routes up Kilimanjaro, and other information and special offers.
