THE HOLLAND WOMAN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY CLIMB KILIMANJARO WITH ZARA TOURS TO RISE FUNDS SO AS TO SUPPORT DISABLE CHILDREN
Wendy Boardman, a 53-year-old Dutch woman
whose right leg has been amputated following a medical error, is challenging
herself to climb Kilimanjaro (5,885 m) on October 21. She will be accompanied
by Yann Moulard, her Saint-Malo coach.
In
June 1999, when she twisted her ankle falling from a wall, Wendy Baardman was
taken to hospital. There, his radio is exchanged with another and the doctors
give her the wrong treatment. Following this medical error, Wendy must resolve
to have her right leg amputated. After many years in a wheelchair, she was
fitted with a prosthesis, which allowed her to walk again in March 2016.
A
cause that feeds his motivation
The
former high-level martial arts athlete remains smiling and retains the strength of
character in all events: "When you
have the will and the strength to fight, you can do it," she says. It
is in this state of mind that Wendy sets herself a challenge: to climb to the
top of Kilimanjaro. At the origin of his challenge, his involvement in his
foundation, the Friends of the Port-Reitz school, which aims to improve the
quality of life, health, and education of disabled children? Wendy realizes this
challenge for the 300 disabled children of Mombasa school in Kenya in need, especially to get a new bus.
Boardman explained that she has decided to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro which is also famously
known as “The Roof of Africa” with
also the aim of delivering mobility into the lives of children teens and adults within
the community who otherwise would have limited resources to acquire a
wheelchair on their own in Tanzania and Kenya through the charity Kill climbing
organized by Zara Tanzania Adventure for
the cause.
From 1999 to 2016, I was in a Wheelchair before I had a special electric leg, and
through our 3rd Mount Kilimanjaro Climb
dubbed; “Kilimanjaro Charity Climb”
we are going to improve to World that, disability is not an inability, as well raising funds to support disabled
children in Tanzania and Kenya,” she explained. She added that, through the special Mt
Kilimanjaro expedition, they want also to show disabled people that they
can do anything they want.
According
to her, the Holland-based Foundation Friends of the Port Reitz School is also
transforming lives by providing dignity of mobility, hope, and opportunity
through freedom of independence. Through the generosity and support of both
local and international sponsors, called Foundation Friends of the Port Reitz School
can deliver hope, independence, and enable human and social upward
mobility…” Cairns explained.
Boardman also explained that they will have their fourth Mount Kilimanjaro Expedition
with her friends from Holland, France, Kenya, and Tanzania in January 2023,
aiming to fulfill her dreams of reaching the mountain's highest peak-Uhuru Peak
(5,895m ASL) for the cause. She further explained that her organization will
support disabled children in Tanzania through ZARA Tours as well as Kenya
through the 'Friends of Port Reitz School Foundation' Mombasa.
For
his part, the president of the 'Friends of Port Reitz School Foundation' in
Mombasa, Kenya Morrison Asava explained that the goal of the foundation is to
improve the quality of Life, Health, and Education to give them a better
future. “The Port Reitz School in Mombasa, Kenya is a school with 300
handicapped & socially disadvantaged students of which 165 are boarders.
The foundation was formed in Holland in 2009. You can give a handicapped child
a brighter future,” she explained.
The
Chief Guide of the special expedition from ZARA Tours, Theophil Karia explained
that clients with disabilities had many challenges during their Mount
Kilimanjaro climb, but he had a big special team to care for them during their
climb.
Ends.
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