The Journey of Hope.

From the rooftop of the hotel our first look at Kilimanjaro was, unfortunately, cloud-covered!

A few shots of the Crane Hotel (no, that’s not a real giraffe in one of the photos) and the participants at the first breakfast. Today...

After Mr Kawzenuk welcomed and introduced us to Gordad and Godfrey, we began the process of loading the bus. Everything except our...

...more later!

Boeing 787-10 at sunrise. After a lengthy walk from our last plane (boy is this place big!) participants are off “freshening up”. We will...

Looking sharp (despite most members not having had any sleep on the flight from Toronto to Amsterdam). It’s amazing what youth and...

Boeing 747-400 getting fueled up. Supplies and baggage loading. (Not a great pic, but best we could mangage!)

Some last minute adjustments to who was carrying what, through check-in and security. Now waiting to fly.

Arrived to airport without incident. Created a “train” of luggage carts as we moved through the terminal. Waiting for KLM kiosks to open...

The final group of the Journey of Hope 2020 participants leaves their school at Port Hope. The entire group will now be heading to...

Members of the Journey of Hope 2020 from Cobourg Collegiate Institute begin the first leg of their trip to Tanzania.

Students from ENSS leaving their school to begin their Journey of Hope.

Mr. Kawzenuk has been visiting some of the schools in Kilema since his arrival in preparation for our visit. Construction has begun on...

We have received an e-mail from Bonnie Gray of CSRAI, indicating that our first team member has arrived (see photos) and is currently...

Mr Kawzenuk at Pearson Airport preparing to depart. He will be making final arrangements for our trip when he gets to Tanzania. The rest...

So much stuff, so little space! Despite a rather generous 23 kg limit for checked baggage and another 12 kg for carry-on, getting...

Yesterday, students met at CCI to begin the process of sorting, unpackaging (for weight reasons) and pack all of the school supplies....

Welcome families, friends and fellow travellers to the Journey of Hope Blog. This is where the 2020 team will be posting regular updates...