The Kilimanjaro Initiative
Last February, the Kilimanjaro Initiative organized its 2nd Annual Climb to promote safer cities and encourage young people to be agents of change in their communities. Youths from Kenya, Tanzania, United States and Switzerland, as well as various community stakeholders and United Nations agency staff, demonstrated how people can join forces in over-coming adversity by reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. Tim Challen, a Geneva-based employee of the United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU),…