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Blood, Sweat & Compassion – March 2012 Trip Report

Author:    Posted: 2nd April, 2012

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They say the third time’s a charm, and I certainly hoped as much as I departed on my third outing to Mount Kilimanjaro for the March 2012 Blood, Sweat and Compassion challenge. …Read more


How Can a Slum Start?

Author:    Posted: 27th March, 2012

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During the Blood, Sweat and Compassion challenge to climb Kilimanjaro in January 2012 we grabbed a minute with Eugene, one of Compassion Kenya’s staff (who was climbing the mountain with us) to ask him a few questions about the nature of poverty.

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Blood, Sweat & Compassion: Kilimanjaro Challenge – Interview With LDP Students

Author:    Posted: 20th March, 2012

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Blood, Sweat & Compassion gives sponsors the opportunity to do something great for something even greater.

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Blood, Sweat and Compassion: Kilimanjaro – Day 6

Author:    Posted: 13th March, 2012

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24 hours after the group reached the summit of Kilimanjaro, I took a moment to reflect on what I had experienced. We were treated to a ceremony by the porters and on the way back to Nairobi we visited a Compassion project in Arusha, Tanzania.

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Blood, Sweat & Compassion: Kilimanjaro – Day 5 The Ascent

Author:    Posted: 12th March, 2012

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Ascent day was epic, to say the least. It was like Ben Hur, The Odyssey and Lord of the Rings all rolled into one. I will never forget that day.

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