Kgomotso is doing it for 100 young ladies in eMalahleni

This past weekend Kgomotso Morule could hardly hide her excitement.

She is one of the climbers who hope to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on the day of Nelson Mandela’s birthday on Wednesday, July 18.

On Friday, June 13 Friday morning they participated in a tree planting ceremony with Lesego Zulu to honour the late Gugu Zulu who passed away due to breathing problems while summiting Kilimanjaro. Hundred trees will be rooted in African soil in a bid to help save fast-melting glaciers.

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The 2018 expedition aims to raise enough funds to ensure that 500 000 girl children will not miss a day of school and give much-needed accessibility to sanitary towels. T

The target of the 2018 Trek Target is to raise funds to procure 6 000 000 packets of sanitary pads.

WITBANK NEWS will follow Kgomotso’s adventure and share it with our readers as she lives her dream.

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