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Pole to Pole (Aukje van Gerven) |
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Any Gnome Correspondents - The Dutch Diary
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Written by The GnomeDiaries Team
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Wednesday, 04 July 2007 |
The Pole to Pole Leadership Institute is an international non profit organization: inspiring, connecting and empowering youth to confront the critical issues of today. They want to inspire youth by undertaking never before attempted journeys, educate youth (about, for instance, climate change) by sending out Education Teams in Europe and North America, and undertake action by sending Advance Teams to diverse projects in Africa and Europe to work with environmental and humanitarian issues.
In november 2007, Akje van Gerven from the Netherlands will leave for the Southpole as a member of the Expedition Team of the Pole to Pole Leadership Institute. In 8 months time, this team will travel from the Southpole to Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, without using motorized vehicles. The Expedition Team will visit local communities along the route, giving presenations to youth in schools and visit diverse charities that work for, for instance, nature conservation and clean water. From august 2008 till april 2009, a second Expedition team will travel from Mt. Kilimanjaro to the North Pole, through Europe. Some of the teammembers of the first Expedition Team will join them to the North Pole, Aukje hopes to travel from Pole to Pole!source: http://www.aukjearoundtheglobe.nl/ more information on the pole to pole expedition: http://poletopoleleadership.com |
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