Joburg West medics CLIMB for good cause
ER24 medics hiked the Drakensberg Mountains in support of CLIMB
ER 24 Joburg West branch medics Rees Webber and Wian de Beer joined an educational hiking expedition held by CLIMB Against Sexual Abuse in the Drakensberg mountains.
The 16 kilometre hike, done by nine people who included victims of sexual violence and people who were there to support them, was completed in nine hours.
CLIMB Against Sexual Abuse is a global organisation that was started at the One Young World Summit held in Dublin Ireland last year.
The organisation is committed to breaking the silence on sexual abuse and aims to empower survivors of sexual abuse and breaking the silence through their website, survivor clips, educational programmes and climbs.
After the hike, the medics and the group they were with conducted an outreach programme in the Mnweni area.
There, they discussed sexual abuse as well as gave people advice on possible ways to recover from what had happened.
Webber was contacted by CLIMB after they heard about his hike to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in June.
They wanted him to climb for their cause.
“People should stand up against sexual abuse. Victims should fight for who they are and not let anyone hurt them. I wanted to help and was excited to climb the Drakensberg mountain,” he said.
De Beer jumped at the chance to join the expedition when Webber asked if he would.
“I have always had a passion for helping people hence my job. I initially studied marketing but soon realised something was missing. The climb was really enjoyable with spectacular views,” he said.
De Beer is now officially part of Climb Against Sexual Abuse.
His role will be to assist with marketing.
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