September 2016, a team of ten postgraduate students from the University of Manchester will travel to Tanzania and climb Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) in the name of Polio. The trip is self-funded, therefore 100% of proceeds will be donated to PolioPlus.

Through a thorough and well managed fundraising campaign our objectives are:

1. Raise awareness around the fight to eradicate Polio

2. Collectively raise $25,000 for the Polio Plus program

3. Become a part of history in bringing an end to the Polio virus

As a group of highly motivated students with a strong competency in organization and fundraising, we are confident in our ability to reach our target goal of $25,000. And now that $25,000 can instantly by tripled to $75,000. How? Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have extended their partnership during the critical endgame phase of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. From 2013 to 2018, every US dollar Rotary commits to polio eradication will instantly become three dollars, thanks to a 2-to-1 match by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Partnering with Polio Plus, which has already achieved measurable strides in research and vaccinations, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation we can bring Polio eradication one step closer to reality.

The team will travel to Kilimanjaro before beginning their 7 day climb along the Machame route, often called "The Whisky Route" (although no whisky is available). The route starts in jungle at the Machame gate and rises quickly to the second camp at Shira. It then turns east and traverses the southern side of Kilimanjaro until it reaches the camp at Barranco. From here, climbers will take on the Great Barranco wall before finally arriving into Barafu camp for the final assualt on the summit. Starting in the early hours, climbers will see the sunrise over Africa before finally standing at Uhuru Peak on the roof of Africa.