We climb to highlight the orphans of Gaza
Nearly 60,000 children have been orphaned in Gaza. Behind each number is a child who lost parents, a home, and the ground beneath their feet.
There are over 20,000 orphaned children in the NOOR Program. Each one a reason to climb. And each one a reason to give.
This is a commitment to care, dignity, and development from their childhood to adulthood. An 18 years holistic care program per child.
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5,895METRES — UHURU PEAK
18Year Commitment
10DAYS ON THE MOUNTAIN
15–25OCTOBER 2026
Meet the climbers
They are carrying a future that cannot wait and you can make their climb count.
Why We Climb
Nearly 60,000 children have been orphaned in Gaza. Behind each number is a child who lost parents, a home, and the ground beneath their feet.
There are over 20,000 orphaned children in the NOOR Program. Each one a reason to climb. And each one a reason to give.
Taawon has worked with orphan care in Gaza since 2008. The current scale is unlike anything that came before. NOOR was built to meet it - not as a short-term response, but as an 18-year commitment to holistic care.
🕯Education
🕯Mental Health & Psychosocial Support
🕯Social Care
🕯Health
🕯Humanitarian Assistance
The Route to the Light
The Marangu route — eight days, five stations, one midnight push to the summit where the light is lit
Marangu
1,860 m
1,860 m
Mandara
2,700 m
2,700 m
Horombo
3,700 m
3,700 m
Kibo
4,700 m
4,700 m
Uhuru
5,895 m
5,895 m
Every Highlighter counts — on the mountain or from home
Climb With Us
Join the expedition led by Mostafa Salameh — first Arab to complete the Explorers Grand Slam. USD 5,500 including the climb, safari and Masai village visit. Deposit due 10 February.
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Every step is for a child in the NOOR Program. Every metre climbed is a metre closer to a future that does not end at childhood.
Share the story. Every share, every donation, every voice added to the collective brings these children closer to the future they deserve.
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