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Under this umbrella, P&G office in Beirut supported Lebanon United to reach Mount Kilimanjaro, in an aim to raise money and develop the educational sector in Lebanon.

P&G’s ‘Live, Learn and Thrive’ is initiated through various programs, which focus on child development to ensure they have a healthy start, the proper tools and the adequate environment to enhance their abilities to learn. Continue Reading…

A few days after coming to terms with Thomson Safari, whose guides would escort me to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, I received an e-mail detailing the items I might want to bring along. The suggestions ranged from the sensible (hiking boots) to the unprecedented (battery-heated socks) to the alarming (personal urinal system).

At the time I received this list, I was living in Rome, a city uncelebrated for its camping stores, and so I eventually landed in Tanzania with much less than was recommended. At a ranch a few miles from where I would begin my climb, I watched my bags being weighed. My conundrum was mathematically unfathomable: I had nowhere near what I was supposed to have, yet both my bags were overweight. Continue Reading…