Lulu Kili

Fundraiser

  • "Admire your courage!"

    – Alan B.

  • "You can do it, Lulu :D"

    – Joshua R.

  • "Hi Lulu, please keep up the stupendous work!"

    – Anthony B.

  • "You can do it!"

    – Charlie B.

  • "Well done summit Kilimanjaro!!!!"

    – Exploradus - Jim W.

  • "Good Luck!"

    – The Orr Family

  • "Best of luck Lulu from Enjoy team! Very inspiring!"

    – Enjoy Education Team

  • "Go Lulu all the way!"

    – Diane R.

  • "Have fun! See you next year!"

    – McKenna

  • "Dearest Lu, what a brave and clever girl you are!"

    – Kate F.

  • "Mazel Tov on your Bat Mitzvah and always reach!"

    – Ellen S.

  • "GOOD LUCK !! :)"

    – Anya M.

  • "Wonderful achievement! We are so proud of you!"

    – Edward N.

  • "Good luck, Lulu!!!"

    – Steven Chanan .

  • "All roads lead to Uhuru Peak."

    – Ronit T.

  • "What an inspiring endeavor!"

    – Nicole H.

  • "Your own encouragement comes only from within...."

    – Linda B.

  • "Hello Lulu!!!"

    – Michal S.

  • "You really are an inspiration! Mazel Tov!"

    – Hart W.

  • "Thank you for being such a bright light for us!"

    – Hekima Sisters

  • "Lulu, you can do it!"

    – Joe S.

  • "All of Newbury is rooting for you!"

    – Janette W.

  • "May the force be with you!"

    – Sandie A.

  • "Držíme palce, Liduško! Velká výzva a vznešený cíl!"

    – The Vraný Family

  • "Sending positive thoughts and prayers. Good luck!"

    – Kathleen Z.

  • "Keep on Climbing!"

    – Carolyn G.

  • "I believe in you! You have the strength & determination!"

    – Ivy K.

  • "We are very proud of you. "

    – Jemma S.

  • "Lulu - remember: reaching the summit is half-way!"

    – Geoff R.

  • "Good luck Lulu!"

    – Adam K.

  • "Though you are but one, you have the strength of many, Lulu!"

    – Grace A.

  • "You got this Lulu!"

    – Sam P.

  • "I would never have the courage to do that! Nice!"

    – Marcus H.

  • "BIG hugs and BRAVO for this meaningful challenge."

    – Jaxon (and his parents) J.

  • "Good luck climbing Kili!!!"

    – The Rezneck Family

  • "You have this one!"

    – Philip W.

  • "Good luck, Lulu!"

    – Milo K.

  • "I love Hekima Place, Kate and all their works!"

    – Linda M.

  • "Breathe easy. Much love to you and your mom. "

    – Nancy F.

  • "Thank you for your inspiration to ALL!"

    – Courtney E.

  • "You go girl! Love you & those Hekima girls!"

    – Michelle S.

  • "Ain`t no mountain high enough for you."

    – Patti L.

  • "You go girl! If you can dream it you can do it! "

    – Ann Larson .

  • "Go Lulu, go!"

    – Sandy S.

  • "Sy says - good luck! Mom says - amazing work!"

    – Karina A.

  • "Go Lulu Go!"

    – Jacob N.

  • "Good Luck!"

    – Adam N.

  • "Go Lulu!"

    – Shen H.

  • "Good luck Lulu! :)"

    – Rohan K.

  • "Lulu, what you’re doing is amazing and so inspiring! You’re amazing!"

    – Lucy K.

  • "One step at a time..."

    – Rosa H.

  • "Good Luck Lulu! "

    – Jessica L.

  • "Go, go Lulu!"

    – Rai Sue S.

  • "Courage and positive mind with get you to the top!"

    – Eleanor M.

  • "You go Lulu! Love you tons!"

    – Laura T.

  • "Good luck!!! :)"

    – Owen Y.

  • "Lidunenko moje, dávej na sebe pozor!"

    – Ludmila A.

  • "Good luck Lulu!"

    – The Levy Family

  • "Lulu keep soaring."

    – Carrie Zaracotas K.

  • "是的你可以!"

    – Juan L.

  • "What you’re doing is so amazing!! Keep it up you WILL get there!!!"

    – Kristen C.

  • "Go, Lulu! You can do it :D"

    – Joshua R.

  • "I am so proud of you! Keep me informed about your adventure!"

    – Melia K.

  • "I believe in you and your mission Lulu! "

    – Amy B.

  • "Well done L, nice job."

    – Milo L.

  • "Cannot wait to take my first selfie ever of us at the summit!"

    – Dominika B.

  • "Go go Lulu!"

    – Alaina S.

  • "Good luck, dear Lulu!"

    – The Elias-Merriman Family

  • "Good cause! Good luck raising the money. It is possible!"

    – Madeline C.

  • "祝你好运家希！"

    – Reese G.

  • "Great job Lulu. I wish you success."

    – Kaushik I.

  • "Kol hakavod Lulu! I hope you have a safe journey!"

    – Talia P.

  • "Climb hard so they study hard!!!"

    – Slavo M.

  • "You go girl!"

    – Brian H.

  • "Up and forward!"

    – Maxmilian R.

  • "We are SOOO very proud of you! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!"

    – Lisa R.

  • "You rock! I am so proud of you, and best wishes!"

    – Abby M.

  • "This is an awesome initiative. Good luck!"

    – Adora C.

  • "I love you Lulu! So proud of you..."

    – Andrea C.

  • "Good luck climbing Mount Kilimanjaro:)"

    – Joshua R.

  • "It's really cool what you are doing!"

    – Ivy K.

  • "I am so impressed! Kol hakavod! Yesher koach!"

    – Janet B.

  • "You can do it Lulu! I believe in you."

    – George K.

  • "You--and your project--are amazing!"

    – Joanne D.

  • "There are tears of happiness before the rainbow."

    – Brynn S.

  • "Lulu, Good luck on your trip! I support your cause!"

    – A Nueva S.

  • "Good Luck!!! :-) so happy for you."

    – Mark L.

  • "Good luck Lulu! And I hope U make it."

    – Aaron H.

  • "You got this, Lulu!"

    – Sasha G.

  • "Lulu - what an impressive endeavor! Best of luck!"

    – Jennifer P.

  • "In honor of your Bat Mitzvah, reach for the summit"

    – Ellen S.

  • "Yay Lulu! You can do it! :)"

    – Santi C.

  • "What an awesome act of love. Best of luck. "

    – Nancy F.

  • "Your advisory will be rooting for you! "

    – Veronica G.

  • "Lulu I am so proud of you! What an amazing person you have become!"

    – Laura T.

  • "Happiest of birthdays on the summit, Lulu!"

    – The Amato-Maa Family

  • "You are amazing! And inspiring! Keep it up, girl!"

    – Natasha & Brent W.

  • "Good luck with this amazing challenge, Lulu."

    – Charlotte C.

  • "Your character and noble purpose will enable you."

    – Rabbi Yeshaia Charles F.

  • "You can do it!!!"

    – Valentina M.

  • "Ahoj statečná Lulu! Super nápad!!!!"

    – Ann K.

  • "Užij si to, Liduško! Budeme na tebe myslet!"

    – Jan V.

  • "Good Luck"

    – Reese G.

  • "Adventure! Run the last few steps."

    – Dan H.

  • "This is so inspiring and heartwarming! Great job!"

    – Jordan D.

  • "Great Job!!!"

    – Mirabelle H.

  • "Go, Lulu, go!!"

    – The Levanon Family

  • "Si sue pueda!"

    – Grady L.

Would I climb Kilimanjaro, if I could not tell anyone about it?

People tell tales about 'That one time when I was on Kilimanjaro…', but that is not why I want to climb this impressive mountain. The reason that I am climbing Kilimanjaro is not so I can run back home and tell everyone that I did, but because I want to raise awareness of the needs of my Hekima 'sisters', who live in all-girls orphanage in Kenya. Climbing Kilimanjaro, the world's 4th highest mountain, will help to raise awareness about the issue of girls’ education in Kenya.

I want to inspire my Hekima 'sisters' to think beyond their limits. I want for them to have what I have at home - people who love and believe in them, to have the opportunity to go to school and to be able to stay at school until they have learned all they crave to learn. So that they can become who they want to be, not what someone tells them they should be. I want to show them that when we, girls, put our minds to something, we can do anything, even if our society doesn’t believe it. To do this, I decided to challenge myself in their own backyard.

I have set myself this ambitious goal, which pushes me to train. Training means pushing myself beyond my comfort zone, until my feet ache and I am out of breath. Training means getting outside and immersing myself into beautiful nature. Training means changing my mindset, allowing myself to believe in my own abilities.

This December I am getting to the Uhuru Peak on Mount Kilimanjaro - 19,341 feet high, 50% less oxygen than at home! I see myself at the summit and my Hekima 'sisters' going all the way to university!

I want love, confidence and education for my Hekima 'sisters'.

My Hekima 'sisters' were orphaned by HIV/AIDS, forced into servitude, and came from the street. Yet, they wake up with a smile and open arms for love. I bring them love. I have spent my school breaks with them since I was 6 years old - we get up to a lot. We play together, read books and work in their farm. Last year my mom and I built a playhouse for the younger girls, I helped to deliver a cow - which was then named Lulu after me - I organized an olympic games complete with a celebratory bonfire and s’mores...

Besides inspiring confidence, I am climbing Kilimanjaro to raise funds. Educating an orphan girl in Kenya costs money, which I do not yet earn. In California, girls are told that they can be whomever they want to be. Help me spread this beyond California. Alongside other volunteers I bring love and by summiting Kilimanjaro I will show them girls’ power. But I want to do more. With your help I can send them to school and keep them in school.

You are probably asking yourself why sponsor me instead of other causes? There are many charities that help children in Africa: book drives, AIDS charities and water charities. However this orphanage is a place that I have a personal connection to. I am your guarantee that your donations will reach those you chose to help. Once I have summited Kilimanjaro, I will personally deliver your donations to the hands of Kate Fletcher, the founder of Hekima Place. All the money you give will go to the education of my Hekima 'sisters', because my mom will match your donations up to the cost of the expedition.

Interested in learning more about me? These are my other projects:

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When I get up into the cold and darkness to start the final ascent, when I am slipping on the steep gravel path during the 12 hours long climb, knowing that you are cheering me on will help me keep going. Your donation will help drive me to the summit and my Hekima 'sisters' to school.

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Original artwork by Ludmila Nell. Website designed by Michal Sloboda