The Kentz Group sponsored Martina Kavanagh from Limerick, Ireland who took part in a Concern fundraising trek in Nepal. Concern run a number of fundraising treks abroad each year in places as far afield as Nepal, Peru and India to name but a few. The funds raised through these events support the organisation's life-saving work with the very poorest of people in 29 of the world's poorest countries.

Martina decided to focus on Nepal this year as it ranks 136th out of 177 countries on the human development index. Only 17% of Nepal's land area is cultivated, and that's in the Teri region. Many families face a lack of food for 5 months of the year. Malnutrition and disease are widespread, in fact child malnutrition has increased by over 2% in the last 2 years. Only 42% of the population have access to safe drinking water, often having to walk for miles to reach it. About 15,000 children die every year in Nepal from diarrhoea alone. In the past 10 years or so, AIDS has become a huge problem -- men who are working over the border in India are returning infected by AIDS.

_{The whole group, including porters and Guides, on reaching the summit of Pike Peak (4,070m)}

_{Day 4, when the group were walking to Deurali}

_{Martina pictured with Nick (Across the Divide Expedition Leader) at the summit of Pike Peak}