CISA REPORT:
NAIROBI, September 18, 2012 (CISA) -Students of Strathmore University, who are members of the AIESEC club, have come up with a charity campaign to raise funds for HIV/AIDS orphaned children in Nyeri and Kibera slums. They have teamed up with University of Maastritch (Netherlands) for the initiative dubbed ‘Kilimanjaro Aid to AIDS’.
“The initiative involves raising funds and thereafter climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. Our main aim is to climb the highest mountain in Africa to show that anything is possible. We can do anything no matter how big it is,” says Fahad Adil, the Vice President of the Global Community Development Programme.
Fahad and his team are looking for sponsors to help fund the project. Among those offering to support the project is Twins Catering Company.
“Twins Catering is a fully owned Kenyan company involved in corporate catering and runs a bakery in Uchumi and Chandarana supermarkets. One of our branches is located on the first floor of the student centre of Strathmore University,” explains Brian Kimbui of Twins Catering.
According to Brian, one of the aims of the Strathmore branch is to engage in student activity. “Between September 24 and October 12, 5% of all our sales at the snack bar go towards the AIESEC project. We’re happy to help. But as much as we are supporting them, there’s only so much we can do, so we are trying our best to bring other people on board.”
The students plan to raise at least a million Kenya shillings to go towards the project and are open to any willing sponsors.
The climb to Mt. Kilimanjaro takes place for six days, from October 28 to November 2. Anyone can take part. The cost will be Ksh 40,000 that caters for food, transport, accommodation and part of the climbing gear required. All proceeds go to Masterpiece where HIV+ orphans are housed.
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“The initiative involves raising funds and thereafter climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. Our main aim is to climb the highest mountain in Africa to show that anything is possible. We can do anything no matter how big it is,” says Fahad Adil, the Vice President of the Global Community Development Programme.
Fahad and his team are looking for sponsors to help fund the project. Among those offering to support the project is Twins Catering Company.
“Twins Catering is a fully owned Kenyan company involved in corporate catering and runs a bakery in Uchumi and Chandarana supermarkets. One of our branches is located on the first floor of the student centre of Strathmore University,” explains Brian Kimbui of Twins Catering.
According to Brian, one of the aims of the Strathmore branch is to engage in student activity. “Between September 24 and October 12, 5% of all our sales at the snack bar go towards the AIESEC project. We’re happy to help. But as much as we are supporting them, there’s only so much we can do, so we are trying our best to bring other people on board.”
The students plan to raise at least a million Kenya shillings to go towards the project and are open to any willing sponsors.
The climb to Mt. Kilimanjaro takes place for six days, from October 28 to November 2. Anyone can take part. The cost will be Ksh 40,000 that caters for food, transport, accommodation and part of the climbing gear required. All proceeds go to Masterpiece where HIV+ orphans are housed.
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