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Climb 4 Lebanon
Climb 4 Lebanonbrings mountaineering and philanthropy together in order to raise awareness and funds for worthy causes in Lebanon.

It is an ongoing series of expeditions that began with the ascent of Mt Kilimanjaro in September 2007, which helped raise over $2.82 Million for International Medical Corps UK towards the rehabilitation of 30 schools throughout Lebanon.

Building on the success of the Kilimanjaro expedition, the same was repeated on Mt Elbrus in 2008 where $160k was raised to refurbish 3 orphanages in different parts of Lebanon- the scheme hopes to continue with the same momentum in 2009/2010.

Climb 4 Lebanon to date has been involved in raising $2.992 Million Dollars from corporates and generous individuals all around the world.

History
Climb 4 Lebanon was founded in 2008, on the back of a Kilimanjaro charity climb by members of Lebanon United, a London-based group that raises money and awareness to support humanitarian, educational and sustainable development initiatives across all of Lebanon. We are staffed entirely by volunteers and work with a variety of NGOs supporting a number of worthy causes across the country.

Lebanon United was formed during the July-August 2006 conflict which resulted in extensive destruction and lost opportunities. We responded by coordinating a large number of humanitarian fundraising initiatives in London at the time.

Both Climb 4 Lebanon and Lebanon United work very hard to raise awareness for Lebanon.