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We have arrived! This August, students from March to the Top’s New Hope – AINA gathered at the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary for the Orphans 4 Orphans project! Through this project, New Hope – AINA’s orphaned and vulnerable children are empowered to make a... read more...
Midterm reports are in, and we are excited to provide you with impact summaries for March to the Top’s sponsored medical missions from January – June of 2018! In this time period, we have sponsored two successful MEAK medical missions with your help: one... read more...
March to the Top is delighted to announce that New Hope – AINA’s Paolo Academy has a new school van! Thanks to a generous donation by Jeff, Debi, and the entire Weber Family, the course of education at Paolo Academy has been forever changed. In January, the... read more...
On March 2nd, March to the Top launched a crowdfunding campaign to send 19 children from New Hope – AINA to secondary school! We gave ourselves 100 days to reach our goal… but surpassed it by $1,000 in just 42 days! Thank you to the participants of this... read more...
The incredible story of March to the Top’s inception, starting in the hearts and minds of Founders Roy and Barbara Baldieri March, is featured in the January 2018 issue of See Beyond Magazine. Our story is one of love, compassion and sheer determination as we climb... read more...
March to the Top is proud to recognize 15-year-old Linda Gakii of New Hope – AINA on being 2017’s recipient of the Sunshine Fund! The Sunshine Fund seeks to provide a secondary school scholarship to the student who demonstrates the highest level of achievement... read more...
On Monday, the March to the Top team journeyed north to Reteti Elephant Sanctuary with the children of New Hope – AINA in tow! Reaching the airstrip just after sunrise, the children boarded the small aircraft ready to experience their first flight. As we ascended... read more...
On November 8th, March to the Top joined forces with Super Mom by Julyet Berlen to support the children of New Hope – AINA! Generously hosted in the home of Shelley Curtis Litvack, guests learned about March to the Top’s mission and could purchase jewelry... read more...
March to the Top has partnered with Naked Cashmere and Erica Pelosini to raise funds and awareness for our projects in Kenya. Inspired by a love for travel and compassion for others, the partnership kicked off with an event in Malibu on May 6th. Attendees purchased... read more...
Film wins the Special Jury Award at Cannes! The Children of the Noon, a documentary recounting the lives of the children at New Hope – AINA March to the Top’s children’s home in Kenya, has taken the top prize for documentary films at the Pan-African Film Festival in... read more...
On March 14th we welcomed the first baby born in the Dandora Visitation Maternal Child Health Center! After months of preparation and community outreach, the Dandora team began operations, granting mothers and newborns a safe, clean environment and the chance to live... read more...
16 Children Receive Life-Saving Surgery! March to the Top sponsored a MEAK Heart Mission that took place January 18th-28th, 2017 at the M.P. Shah Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Life-saving pediatric surgeries were performed on children ages 7 months to 12 years old. The... read more...
LIONS AND LEOPARDS AND CHEETAHS, OH MY! This past week, New Hope – AINA students took a field trip to the LEWA Conservancy grounds. When on safari, they were able to observe the extensive wildlife, participate in discussions about the land and the conservancy efforts... read more...
BLOG “No mother should risk her life when bringing a child into this earth, they deserve to be brought into this world with dignity and… a real chance to survive.” states Joy Nguta, Project Officer at the Dandora Visitation and Maternal-Child Health Center. According... read more...
BLOG The Climb We entered the gates of the Mount Kenya National Park, encountering terrain increasingly requiring our 1982 Rover’s four-wheel drive; a harbinger of the conditions to come in the following days. Turning off the Embu-Meru paved roadway, the increase in... read more...
BLOG On October 26, 2016 Barbara took the stage in Aspen, Colorado at a retreat called Lead With Love, led by Gina Murdock to talk about her passion for March to the Top and what inspires her to give back to African communities. The Lead With Love retreats intention... read more...
BLOG The STL Film Festival will be showing an amazing film about the children of New Hope – AINA called “The Children of the Noon”. The showing will be on Saturday, Nov. 5th at 4:00pm at the Saint Louis U./Center for Global Citizenship. Support the film... read more...
BLOG We are thrilled to be the first non-profit featured in the Exec Offices segment of Los Angeles Business Journal! Our office is a place where we can come and feel connected to the people and lands of Africa through the photos, decor and overall energy surrounding... read more...
BLOG Six days of trekking. 16,400 vertical feet accomplished. And hundreds of supporters whom we come to now to share our deepest love and gratitude with in this joyous moment of accomplishment exceeding our fundraising goal!!! We traveled to Africa seeking to leave... read more...
BLOG “A building is made of wood and stone, but only love can make a home.” March to the Top is thrilled to announce the development of New Hope – AINA’s first Boy’s Dormitory. These students will now have a home to call their own on the New Hope – AINA property... read more...