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The Unlimited Child South Pole Expedition.
111 km, 111 000 children.
Hi
I'm Nzuzo Mnikathi. I am 19 years old and until recently I had never travelled further than an hour from my home. Now I'm going where no other young black South African has gone before - the most unforgiving place on earth.
Nzuzo aims to reach 111 000 children for every hard-won kilometre of his ambitious 111 kilometre trek. It takes $32 to change the life of a child. How many children would you like to help?
I'm Nzuzo Mnikathi. I am 19 years old and until recently I had never travelled further than an hour from my home. Now I'm going where no other young black South African has gone before - the most unforgiving place on earth.
Nzuzo aims to reach 111 000 children for every hard-won kilometre of his ambitious 111 kilometre trek. It takes $32 to change the life of a child. How many children would you like to help?
The Unlimited Child South Pole Expedition - Happy to be Home
I cannot begin to tell you how great it is to be back in South Africa among family and friends. Being welcomed home at
King Shaka Airport in Durban on Friday was just the most amazing experience. I felt like a superstar as there were so many people there to welcome me, Zack and Barney home
King Shaka Airport in Durban on Friday was just the most amazing experience. I felt like a superstar as there were so many people there to welcome me, Zack and Barney home
Meet Nzuzo
“This is a challenge I’m ready to take head-on.
It’s about pushing myself and beating the odds in an unpredictable and unforgiving environment.
I want to use the opportunity to show the world that with determination and the right attitude, you can achieve the impossible!”
Born and raised in Pietermaritzburg, Nzuzo lost both his parents when he was young and together with his 10-year old brother, Londekani, he has been raised by his grandmother, Ivy, ever since.
Buoyed by his family, Nzuzo has faced and conquered many challenges in his life which have given him an inner strength and maturity beyond his years.
Nzuzo is currently completing his final year of secondary school (Grade 12) and plans to go to university next year to study environmental science.
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The rest of the team
Iain Buchan
Barney Buchan
Zack Buchan
Sean Wisedale
Dr Pete Berning
Expedition Leader: Dave Pritt
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Route
The Unlimited Child Expedition team will begin their journey on January 9, 2012, travelling from Durban to Johannesburg to Santiago, the capital of Chile, then on to Punta Arenas, a port town on the edge of the Magellan Straits in the south of the country. They have a two-day stop-over in Punta Arenas during which they will make final checks on all equipment and attend a rigorous Expedition briefing.
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Psychological Challenges
The Antarctica isn't known as the most unforgiving and inhospitable place on Earth for nothing! The Unlimited Child Expedition team will be facing some really tough challenges as they trek to the South Pole.
Cool fact...
Antarctica is the Earth’s fifth largest continent, measuring 14 million square kilometres.
It’s 40% larger than the USA.
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