Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro to Support Women and Girls in Kenya
Deb and her dear friend Val Nicoletti (a huge BF supporter) are training to embark on climbing Mt Kilimanjaro October 2025 to support the work of Chameleon Buddies. Chameleon Buddies are Beyond Fistula’s “sister organization” in the UK, founded by Gill Castle. Gill has a permanent colostomy due to birth trauma in the UK and was connected to Beyond Fistula in 2021. She was inspired to found Chameleon Buddies to support all of the Beyond Fistula women who have colostomies or urostomies. Gill has been sending colostomy supplies to our women and brings a colostomy nurse yearly to better fit our women with colostomy bags and to train the local team. Gill is famous for being the first person with a colostomy to ever have successfully completed the English Channel Swim (14 hr swim from UK to France!!!). When the BBC asked her what her next challenge would be, she said she wanted to bring women with colostomies to climb Mt Kili. So hear we are! Beyond Fistula and Chameleon Buddies combine forces to raise awareness and funds through this arduous climb. The climb is completely self supported. All donations will go towards building a colostomy supply room and clinic room in our Gynocare Fistula Hospital. This will be a huge benefit to the many Beyond Fistula women with colostomies.
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