12 adventures in 12 months in 2013: Adventure 7 (puigmAl summit)

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Adventure 7 (puigmAl summit)

Our next adventure took us to France to attempt a summit of Puigmal-a mountain that intimidates me not only because of its name, but I've had failed summit attempts in the past due to fatigue, weather, etc.

I am happy to report that today was a success! A wonderful day climb nearing almost 10,000 feet in altitude offering amazing views. Highly recommended for those passing through the Pyrenees.

The loop hugged the Spanish and French border offering the feeling that we were in top of the world.

We submitted just in time and were chased back down by threatening skies.

After the climb to nearly 10,000 feet us 15km of walking needless to say I'm looking forward to my glass of cava with lifeice curettes to recharge!

More photos to come. Thank you to Walid the photographer and Pepi who ran circles around us!!

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2012 Annual Report

Afghanistan:

WFWI work in Afghanistan has yielded graduates with marked improvement in their quallity of life. 83% of graduates are earning an income, and 94% report improvements in their physical well being.

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

76% of graduates in Bosnia and Herzegovina said that they save a portion of their income whilst only 30% were able to save before enrolling to the programme. Saving is an important tool for women to be able to make business investments and plan ahead.

Iraq:

Iraqi WFWI particpants report an impressive increase in their knowledge and understanding of their rights and they are sharing that understanding with other women. 93% of graduates report that they have educated another woman about her rights, compared to 0% when they first enrolled.

Kosovo:

During the past year, our Womens Opportunity Centre in Pristine has become a centre of activity, including business training, workshops and ceremonies. A job placement services pilot programme has been launched and we will be supporting our first set of graduates in finding paid employement in Pristina.

Nigeria:

More than 70 groups, made up of 875 women, are engaged in small-scale poultry production. The Poultry Marketing Initiative has many advantages over frozen, expensive and chemically treated poultry products because they do not require the expensive investment in rerigeration and chemicicals leading to lower production costs and prices for consumers.

Rwanda:

Over 500 are now cultivating and marketing beans, maize, carrots, green peppers, cabbages and aubergines, selling not only in local markets, but also to larger-scale food processors, local boarding schools, local businesses, and World Food Programmes Purchase for Progess programme.

South Sudan:

Deite the volatile environment in South Sudan since independence was declared ovr a year ago, WFWI is still seeing success among the women we work with. Graduates of the WFWI programme in South Sudan report increasing their average daily incoming from .07GBP to .33GBP, a more than four fold increase.

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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Adventure 7 (puigmAl summit)

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2012 Annual Report

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