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With stunning Himalayan views, high passes, traditional teahouses, tiny hamlets, prayer flags and hot springs, the Annapurna region is among the best trekking destinations in the world. And as part of the Trek to Defeat Leprosy, you will experience it all.

Beginning in Kathmandu, you will discover the history and culture of Nepal’s colourful and chaotic capital city, before embarking on the adventure-of-a-lifetime.

Through terraced rice fields, across clear mountain rivers and into dense rhododendron forest, you will follow narrow paths between some of the highest mountain peaks in the world. As part of this adventure, you will spend seven days trekking the Annapurna region by day, and spend your nights under the stars or in traditional tea lodges.

“I felt in my heart that God has made us all equal but some people have a much harder journey. Just seeing the inequality of our world in terms of the difficulty that some people go through—yet they still have joy in their hearts”—Chrisy Savvides, former adventurer

Trek Annapurna and have a life-transforming experience for you and people affected by leprosy.

Funds raised in this challenge will go towards the PACED CHAMP project. This project works in a participatory way to improve the social, material and health-related well-being of people affected by leprosy and disability, as well as other marginalised people, from selected communities in the Chitwan, Makwanpur and Parsa districts of Nepal.

Your funds will provide health education, increase awareness about leprosy, micro-finance small businesses, develop local communities, and help construct toilets and clean water facilities.

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