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Kristy's Moroccan Trek

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TOTAL RAISED

TO DATE :

£909!

Kristy Beaver has completed her Challenge of trekking across the Atlas Mountains with

Charity Challenge

From Kristy: "That was the most amazing trip ever! It took us 7 hours to trek to the refuge and another 5 to get to the summit! It was the hardest thing I've ever done. I think it's because it was constantly steep up hill - there was absolutely no flat ground! It was totally worth it though. It was such an achievement, all 8 of us made it to the top even though some of the group suffered from altitude sickness. The views were stunning! Our guide was lovely but didn't speak much English. The trek back down from the summit was hard because there was so much scree we just slipped over all the time! Then we had to go through snow and mum kept falling over. So our guide helped her down and I fell down a lot too! But we had a lot of laughs and such a wonderful experience!"

 

Her goal: £1,000 to equip a classroom in the new building for Tumaini School! It's not too late to donate!

 

 

Kristy introduces herself:

I originally come from the seaside town of Minehead, Somerset and moved to Bath in 2004 to attend Bath Spa University. I did a three year Education Studies degree and graduated with a BA(Hons) in July 2007. I then did a Primary PGCE for a year and became a qualified teacher in July 2008. I stayed in Bath with my boyfriend because I fell in love with the gorgeous sights of the city.
I have always loved working with children and my dream has always been to be a primary school teacher. When I was younger I did a week of work experience in a nursery and then while studying at Uni I worked part time in a nursery. One day I hope to volunteer in a school in Africa as I would love a different experience and would love to help children. I am very passionate about teaching children and love what I do. I am currently doing some supply work until I find a permanent job. It is giving me great experience and I love going to new schools and classes and teaching all different ages.
In May, my Mum and I are going to Morocco to trek up the Atlas mountains to raise money for The Giraffe Project. It is a five day trip with three days on the mountain and some sight seeing in Marrakech on the last day. Africa has always intrigued me, I visited Tunisia when I was little and loved everything about it and would love to explore the country further. The money I am raising will go towards constructing a new building for the Tumaini Primary School. My Mum has done two other treks for charity before so is helping me with my training as this is my first.

If you would like to donate anything to this project you can do so by contacting me via my e-mail address: krustybeaver@hotmail.com or click here to donate through one of the Giraffe Project accounts or donate securely via credit card by clicking the donate button.

Kristy, Tumaini School and the Giraffe Project say THANK YOU!

Fund-raising activities

Beadcraft party photos!! A good time was had by all....

     

  

Kristy's fundraising evening with the band...

The band in the picture is called Little Betty and both bands played for free and the hall was given to us free also. The photo on the left is me with my helpers! They helped out with the beadcraft and did odd jobs through the night!