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About the Climbing Mountains for Justice
Dear Friends and supporters of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya,
“Climb for Justice… Climbing for Human Rights and Justice in Kenya” is rooted in Defenders Coalition’s ongoing work on consolidation and expanding to benefit more people. It is a commitment to strengthening our support for the individuals at every village of this country who put their lives on the line to protect the Constitution and human rights at despite the risks that they face.
The need to marshal the resilience of HRDs and build a strong resource hub have been identified as critical in building a sustainable movement of human rights defenders in Kenya.
We are keen to set up a human rights defenders Centre – a vibrant space for those committed to the promotion and protection the rights of all the Kenyan people as enshrined in our Constitution.
Human Rights Defenders are under attack, now more than ever!
Since founding in 2007, Defenders Coalitions has touched the lives of thousands of HRDs in small communities across all the 47 counties in Kenya and the region thanks to the financial support from donors as well as in-kind contributions, volunteers’ support. However, the institution is increasingly faced with an expanding demand for its services that HRDs count on as they defend rights.
Human Rights Defenders are:
What do we do now?
The increasing risks that HRDs face and the meet immense demand of our services by HRDs necessitates the need to diversify the Defenders Coalition funding sources for sustainability, hence this initiative, “Climb for Justice… Climbing for Human Rights and Justice in Kenya” for setting up a hub – HAKI VILLAGE.
The word “HAKI” means “right’. The vision is to set up a trailblazing resource center for safeguarding the rights of rights defenders. The permanent HAKI VILLAGE will be a centre for creativity, research, training and wellness for HRDs.
We aim to raise KES 50, 000,000 for establishing this center of excellence to advance and expand human rights for all Kenyans. We will do this through the “Climb for Justice!” campaign which is in its fifth year after a successful run in between August 2019 – 2022 . The highlight of the Climb for Justice campaign in 2024 will be an 8-day adventure by climbers motivated by justice, their friends and family to climb Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. These Climb for Justice! champions are determined to summit Point Uhuru.
JOIN THE CAUSE – ONE STEP FOR ONE BRICK
Supporters of the Climb for Justice campaign continue to make thousands of steps every dayto show forth the work of defending human rights.
Every step they take and sweat they break in the name of justice supports the struggle, risks, pain and sacrifice that HRDs make in their work. Passionate human rights defenders purpose to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa in 2024. Each hiker will make approximately 140,000 steps throughout the 8-day round trip expedition which covers a total walking distance of 96 kilometres. We appeal to you to hold the hands of these brave human rights defenders and friends of Kenya to support them through the #OneStepOneBrick initiative. You can donate funds equal to the number of steps that you wish the HRDs to make on your behalf while on the mountain!
The “Climb for Justice!” mission offers an opportunity for all Kenyans and friends of Kenya to be part of anchoring human rights in our national culture. Your support to make this happen will help us to:
PLATINUM – KES 1,000,000 and above
HOW TO PARTNER WITH US
We invite you to be part of Climb for Justice campaign. We have opportunities for individuals and organizations to participate in the climb; sponsor the champions climbing Mount Kenya; and contribute financially towards the overall goal of raising Kshs 50 Million in support of the work of human rights defenders in Kenya.
We welcome sponsorship in the following sponsorship categories:
GOLD – KES 500,000-999,999
SILVER- KES100,000 to 499,999
BRONZE- KES 99,000 or significant contribution of product and/or services