South African ability-activist, Chaeli Mycroft (21), made history on Thursday with the Chaeli Kili Climbers group, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Seven climbers, including Mycroft reached Uhuru peak, making her the first female quadriplegic to do so.
The group reached Uhuru peak between 7:28am and 8:37am, announcing on their Facebook page: “Chaeli ‘Kili’ Climbers have reached the Summit!!!”
Mycroft, who has cerebral palsy, can add this to her impressive list of achievements, namely being awarded the 2011 International Children’s Peace Prize. She was a key note speaker in 2012 at the Unesco conference in Paris on Inclusive Education and won the World of Children Youth Award in 2013.
In 2012 Mycroft became the first-ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Laureate’s Medal for Social Activism.
Mycroft is the co-founder of the non-profit Chaeli Campaign, which runs nine programmes: Advocacy Programme, Ambassadors Programme, Inclusive Education Programme, Therapies Programme Pay-It-Forward, Chaeli Sports and Recreation Club, Wheels Are Big Deals, Vocation and Rehabilitation, Resource and Therapy Centre and the African Odyssey.
