There are no checkpoints atop Mt. Kilimanjaro reports climber Abu Karsh

[SherriMunnerlyn]

Update Video: There are no checkpoints atop Mt. Kilimanjaro, reports climber Abu Karsh

Watch "Yasmeen and Mutussam Reach Uhuru Peak" on YouTube



Last week, Mutussam Abu Karsh and Yasmeen El Najjar, two Palestinian teens, both amputees and both wearing prosthetic limbs, were trekking up Africa’s highest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro on an historic trek on the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund’s (PCRF) first ever Climb of Hope led by*Palestinian*mountaineer*Suzanne Al-Houby*with a team of trekkers.*

"Fantastically, they reached the summit on Friday."

"The courage and determination of Mutussam and Yasmeen represent something that I’ve been seeing in the twenty-plus years of working with injured kids in the Middle East: They can do anything if given a chance. The occupation in Palestine and now the wars and turmoil in Syria and other places in the region impact kids more than any other segment of the population. We hope that this climb will inspire other children in the Middle East to see Yasmeen and Mutussam as positive role models and appreciate that they too can achieve their dreams through hard work and determination."

"The goal is to not only raise awareness of the plight of kids like Mutussam and Yasmeen in the Middle East, but also to do something about it. "

According to the article, already Yasmeen has paid a visit in a hospital in Jordan where an injured 8 year old girl from Syria, Farah, lays after losing her leg from a bomb.

Yasmeen encourages kids like Farah and gives them a feeling of hope and a reason to keep living and trying to make something of their lives.

Climb of Hope: Palestinian Teens reach Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest summit

Yasmeen Najjar and Mutussam Abu Karsh, trekking with Palestine Children’s Relief Fund’s “Climb of Hope”, reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. January 23, 2014 Photo: PCRF

PCRF Jordan volunteer Rania Barakat and Yasmeen El Najjar, Climb of Hope. Jan. 2014 (photo: PCRF)

What a breath-taking achievement and an illustration of how an individual can overcome a personal tragedy and use what they have learned to help others.

 

[Hossfly]

Update Video: There are no checkpoints atop Mt. Kilimanjaro, reports climber Abu Karsh

Watch "Yasmeen and Mutussam Reach Uhuru Peak" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cyjwBuuJLE&feature=youtube_gdata_player


Last week, Mutussam Abu Karsh and Yasmeen El Najjar, two Palestinian teens, both amputees and both wearing prosthetic limbs, were trekking up Africa’s highest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro on an historic trek on the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund’s (PCRF) first ever Climb of Hope led by*Palestinian*mountaineer*Suzanne Al-Houby*with a team of trekkers.*

"Fantastically, they reached the summit on Friday."

"The courage and determination of Mutussam and Yasmeen represent something that I’ve been seeing in the twenty-plus years of working with injured kids in the Middle East: They can do anything if given a chance. The occupation in Palestine and now the wars and turmoil in Syria and other places in the region impact kids more than any other segment of the population. We hope that this climb will inspire other children in the Middle East to see Yasmeen and Mutussam as positive role models and appreciate that they too can achieve their dreams through hard work and determination."

"The goal is to not only raise awareness of the plight of kids like Mutussam and Yasmeen in the Middle East, but also to do something about it. "

According to the article, already Yasmeen has paid a visit in a hospital in Jordan where an injured 8 year old girl from Syria, Farah, lays after losing her leg from a bomb.

Yasmeen encourages kids like Farah and gives them a feeling of hope and a reason to keep living and trying to make something of their lives.

Climb of Hope: Palestinian Teens reach Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest summit

What a breath-taking achievement.

A capital achievement to be sure.

 

[westwall]

Good for them! It is an amazing view from the top.