The 'Save the snow' team has succeded in putting 22 Philips employees and friends on the top of Africa's highest mountain - Kilimanjaro 5895m. A further 12 reached the Gilmans summit at the crater rim at 5681m. This success comes after the group annnounced it had so far raised more than 62,000 Euros for an Oxfam-Novib water irrigation project around Kilimanjaro itself.
In addition the group set up a sustainable lighting project in a Masai village in which a new solar panel lighting is now being tested. A key aim of the 'Save the snow' project is to promote a switch to energy efficient lighting.
The visit to Kenya and Tanzania took place between
Dec 28 2007 and January 6th 2008.
Dr. Kawa (TIP Tanzania) and his staff together with Nick Kelso, Annetta Kelso and Marius Wouters - Philips Eindhoven at the start of the Kilimanjaro expedition
Symbolic hand-over of the funds raised by the Save the Snow action of Philips for the TIP Tanzania project to Dr. Kawa and his staff at the border between Kenia and Tanzania. At the back ground the Mount Kilimanjaro, still to be climbed, is just visible.
The complete summit team (46 Philips employees, their families and frieds), Dr. Kawa and the staff of TIP Tanzania just before the start of the climb. 34 participants reached Gilman's point at 5685m and 22 climbed up to Uhuru peak at 5895 meter 4 days later.
The summit picture at 5895 meter (UHURU Peak) in the morning of 3rd of January 2008. After a climb of more than 4000 meters in 4 days 22 Save-the-Snow participants reached Uhuru peak. The banner shows the logos and names of all sponsors of the charity TIP Tanzania.
