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18 brave, determined and slightly clueless individuals, both from Visa and Oxford, will be taking on the mighty challenge of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak and the world's highest freestanding mountain, in late August 2022. We are doing so to support Dig Deep and raise funds to help fulfil their mission to unlock opportunity for Kenya's poorest residents, county by county, by ensuring everyone has clean water, safe toilets and good hygiene - forever.

Where Dig Deep work, 8 out of every 10 people lack access to clean water, safe toilets and good hygiene. Most residents live in rural communities and spend hours every day walking to collect dirty water or find a safe place to relieve themselves.

Dirty water and poor hygiene spread diseases meaning even more time is lost to sickness that could have been used to learn and earn.

For a child, this can mean the difference between dropping out of primary school and completing a full education.

For a parent, this can mean the difference between struggling to get by and earning enough to improve the standing of their family.

By reducing the time lost to water collection and preventable disease we remove these barriers to learning and earning, allowing people to lift themselves out of poverty.

For more information visit www.digdeep.org.uk

Each individual fundraising target is £2700 and our group fundraising target is £27,000.
50% of which goes directly to unlocking the potential of communities in rural Kenya
50% of which goes towards the expedition costs (not including flights, we are paying for these ourselves). However, as we have now exceeded our targets, all future donations will be going 100% to charity!

We would all hugely appreciate any support you can give us to reach the summit of the mountain in August and we will share our progress and the highlights of the training and final climb!

Many thanks,

Oxford + Visa Team