Is my sister ‘normal’?
When Cara was born, I was only 18 months old and my older brother, Ryan was just three years old. He remembers going to the hospital to visit my mum and meet Cara. My Gran apparently gave us a packet of Niknaks (crisps). I don’t have a first memory of Cara; to me...
Out with the old and in with new!
Spring is in the air! With only 2 weeks until spring it’s time to be out with the old and in with new! This spring as you refresh your wardrobe and clear out your home, why not help raise some money for charity? Sell your unwanted items on ebay today and donate...
A Shop With a Difference Opens in Cape Town
A shop with a difference, bringing hope to the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, recently opened in Cape Town. The first of its kind in South Africa, Brownies and Downies, will be run as a non-profit organisation; additionally it will provide training...
Looking at Mental Health
“Dignity in Mental Health” was the 2015 theme for World Mental Health Day, chosen by the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH). “Dignity” is a word that has a number of meanings, none of them precise—but we all recognize dignity when we see it, and more...
Teen With Down Syndrome Models At New York Fashion Week
Madeline Stuart is an 18 year old with Down Syndrome who always nursed the ambition to become a professional model. She has now landed her first modelling contract with a U.S.-based women’s athletic-wear brand, Manifesta. On their official blog the brand wrote...
Over the past 30 years or so, the UK has significantly improved the standard of care for people with learning disability by moving away from large institutions to smaller person-centred community-based services. These services have enabled residents to live more independently and to make significant improvements in their physical and psychological health.
At Climb Any Mountain, we are driven by our passionate belief that people with an intellectual disability and mental illness should have equal rights and opportunities in society.
We are proud of the ground we’ve taken in transforming the services available for people with intellectual disability and mental illness within and across South Africa.
We’re now preparing for the second home to open—a 6-bedroom home, this time exclusively for women. Help us furnish this house to make it a home. 100% of donations go directly towards purchasing the items listed.