Mount Kilimanjaro

Woman climbs to Kilimanjaro summit to raise funds for girls’ education

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 05:00

A 30-year-old woman has climbed Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, to raise funds for six girls' four years of education as part of the "To the Top for Educated Girls" campaign.

As Müge Naoko Gönül was a scholarship student of the Turkish Educational Foundation (TEV), she wanted to contribute to the education of other children through the foundation.

Turkish woman climbs Africa's highest mountain

Published by Hurriyet on Sat, 02/21/2015 - 12:02

Nineteen-year-old Asl? Alk?? returned home Feb. 20 after becoming the first Turkish woman to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain.
 
Alk??, a member of Ku?adas? Mountaineering and Nature Sports Association in the western Turkish province of Ayd?n, took six days to accomplish the mission, which ended on Feb. 18.