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Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) Ranger Ayanda Majozi is participating in the nine-day Cableway Charity Challenge, which ends on 14 May 2023, in the hopes of raising funds for deserving charities and contributing to assisting vulnerable women and children in Cape Town.

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The Cableway Charity Challenge is a one-of-a-kind fundraising event held on Table Mountain. Runners, walkers and joggers set out to climb Platteklip Gorge as many times as they can in order to raise funds for nominated charities that assist vulnerable women and children in Cape Town.

Prior to starting the challenge this past weekend, Ayanda said that he was determined and ready for the challenge.

TMNP Park Manager Megan Taplin said, ‘The park is proud of people like Ayanda who are extending their work to benefit a good cause linked to public events. All the best, Ayanda, and we’re proud of you.’

Picture: SANParks – Table Mountain National Park / Facebook

The JDI Foundation is organising this year’s Cableway Charity Challenge with the help of the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company.

Each day, athletes will have from sunrise to sunset to hike up to the top of Platteklip Gorge before taking the cable car back down to begin the ascent again.

Picture: charitychallenge.co.za

This year’s challenge will raise funds for:

  • Abalimi Bezekhaya (meaning ‘farmers of the home’ in isiXhosa) is a non-profit urban farming organisation founded in 1982 that assists individuals and groups from disadvantaged Cape Town communities by providing facilitation and training on organic food production for nutrition, health, food security and income generation.
  • Funda Kunye aims to promote the holistic development and education of vulnerable young babies and children in the Hout Bay neighbourhoods of Imizamo Yethu and Hangberg.
  • Mother City Kitchen donates mass-produced, nutritious soup and other meals to non-profit organisations in specific impoverished community groups throughout Cape Town.

Through this link, you can support a participant and help Ayanda raise more funds for this challenge.

Follow #cablewaycharitychallenge on social media channels for regular updates.

Details: 

  • Date: 6 to 14 May 2023
  • Sign up: register here
  • Website: charitychallenge.co.za

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Picture: SANParks – Table Mountain National Park / Facebook

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