Sep 15 - GGCA President Takes On Three Peaks Challenge For RifCom
The GGCA Committee is supporting the GGCA President, Wendy Cumming, in her upcoming 3 Peaks Challenge for RifCom, a local charity. RifCom’s main aim is to make a positive contribution to the impoverished region of the Rif Mountains in Northern Morocco and projects and initiatives are undertaken in education, health, sport, cultural exchange and environmental conservation. The GGCA has pledged a £350 donation to this cause.
The GGCA Committee says it welcomes the opportunity to sponsor this challenge, particularly as initiatives in the field of educational and vocational training are very much in keeping with trade union ethics and principles. The GGCA Committee would especially like to highlight the vocational training schemes in electrical studies and dressmaking for the youth in the villages neighbouring Chefchaouen, as well as the setting up of a sewing co-operative in the villages of Kliaa and Izarhan. These projects will help create employment opportunities for the youth of the region and, as such, the GGCA says it is keen to acknowledge and support this important work.
The 3 Peaks Challenge will take place from the 21st to the 24th October 2016, and involves climbing the Jebel Musa peak, the Jebel Lakraa Peak and, on the last day, the twin peaks of Jebel Chuiat and Jebal Kalaa. The GGCA President, Wendy Cumming, says she is very grateful for the support from the Committee and hopes to make the team proud in October by completing the challenge. Any donations can be made to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Wendy-Cumming and will be very welcome.
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