PROJECT | Climb For Hope
Pedro Castelo and Kostyantyn Storozhenko, are two young adventurers, with a tremendous passion for nature and discover of unknown. We climbed several mountains together, from Pyrenees, Alps, Picos de Europa, Sierra Nevada, Mount Atlas, among others in several countries. We love outdoor life, as well as charity. We are volunteers of ADRA Portugal (Adventist Development and Relief Agency) which is present in more than 130 countries, that is bringing long-term development programs and immediate emergency / relief response to communities in need through a global office presence.
Humanitarian Project - CLIMB FOR HOPE - bases in:
• Go to a place
• Identify a need
• Share it
• Gather support
• Go back to the place
• Fulfill the need
In August 2017, we went to Serbia through ADRA Portugal and collaborated with the local delegation to understand and meet their needs. We visited 2 refugee camps and experienced the harsh reality, which is experienced by the refugees.
We interviewed the refugees and we know the reasons that led them from their country, the adversities they faced there, as well as those faced all the way to the refugee campe in Serbia, difficulties of staying there and the almost impossible entry into the EU.
ADRA Community Center is preparing its users for labor market, by investing in the development of their talents and providing them with economic empowerment. In cooperation with accredited institutions ADRA Serbia is providing Vocational Trainings, where they can acquire the necessary skills and knowledge on job working that can help them get employment in the future.
All refugees that attend classes regularly and complete training successfully will receive an internationally recognized certificate of training conclusion. The certificate is not only recognized by employers in Serbia, but also in other European Union countries.
We intend to go to the 28 countries and climb the highest point of each country on the European Union. We will do conferences and speeches, about this project and the refugee needs, in many countries as possible. One car, one journey, 20.000 km, 28 countries and summits in the summer 2018. The accumulated height of all climbed mountains is over 54.000mt. Objective is to gather donations by crowdfunding, with 1€ for every 1mt climbed. All collected money will be given to ADRA Serbia in order to provide new opportunity for refugees, and support the Vocational Trainings
