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UNFCU
The Kilimanjaro Initiative

Last February, the based employee of the and a concert by local Hip urban spaces and looking at
Kilimanjaro Hop artists and Messenger how climate change may
Initiative
United Nations Federal
organized its 2nd Annual Credit Union (UNFCU), of Truth Gidi Gidi. affect security in our cities.
Climb to promote safer founded the Kilimanjaro UNFCU is working closely Challen said, 'We have a
cities and encourage young Initiative after he was shot with the Kilimanjaro long way to go in terms of
people to be agents of during an armed robbery in Initiative in its efforts to tackling crime in urban
change in their communi- Nairobi, Kenya. The climbs establish a financial areas, the climb won't be
ties. Youths from Kenya, have not only raised aware- cooperative with the goal over for some time."
Tanzania, United States and ness about issues of crime, of providing a micro- According to Challen,
Switzerland, as well as but also have been used as finance facility for youth young people must play a
various groups in East Africa. The leading role in community
community
way to solicit funds for
stakeholders and United youth-based community Kilimanjaro Initiative is development.
Nations agency staff, projects in East Africa. also preparing for the next
demonstrated how people Mount Kilimanjaro climb. Contacts:
can join forces in over- On 10 June 2007, a ground- Elisabeth Philippe,
coming adversity by breaking event took place Due to start on 23 February Tel.. +1 347-686-6776,
reaching the summit of in Kibera for the develop- 2008, the ascent will again ephilippe@unfcu.com
Mount Kilimanjaro, the ment of Silanga sports involve various members 71rn Challen,
highest peak in Africa. field, including a cycling of the international Tel. 22 917 7708, tchal-
race, a football match community and highlight len@unfcu.com
Tim Challen, a Geneva- between the community the importance of youths
and UN and the environment,
s a f calling for green and safe

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