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10,000+ children are waiting for a guardian — earn 12 months of Sadaqah Jariyah today.

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The Mount Toubkal Challenge

Charity trekkers summiting Mount Toubkal in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains for Human Appeal.

4,167 metres. 38km of the mighty Atlas Mountains. North Africa’s highest peak. From 4–7 September 2026, doers will summit Toubkal to raise funds for Gaza’s orphans. There is no version of you who reaches the top without taking the first step. There never was.

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The challenge at a glance

Date

Date

Fri 4 – Mon 7 September 2026

Registration deadline

Registration deadline

7 August 2026

Location

Location

Mount Toubkal, Morocco

Height

Height

4,167m

Length of Trek

Length of Trek

38km / 24 miles

Cause

Cause

Gaza Orphan Appeal

Registration fee

Registration fee

£150

Fundraising Target

Fundraising Target

£2,500

Are you a doer?

£150 to register. £2,500 to raise. A summit you’ll remember for the rest of your life — and a child whose life is changed because you climbed.

Yes, I'm climbing

About the challenge

Toubkal is a serious mountain. 4,167m. 38km of trail. Thin air. Long days.

You don’t talk yourself up it. You walk. Step after step, across some of the most beautiful country in North Africa, in a group of people who decided to do the thing instead of dreaming about it.

The reward is a summit you’ll never forget. The reason is the child on the other side of your fundraising — the one who eats, learns and sleeps safe because of what you chose to do.

Your £2,500 could provide

5 children with a year of sponsorship

5 children with a year of sponsorship

10 orphans with six months of sponsorship

10 orphans with six months of sponsorship

62 children with a month of sponsorship

62 children with a month of sponsorship

The journey, day by day

  • Day 1 — Arrival in Morocco

    You’ll be met at Marrakech Airport and transferred to Imlil, the mountain town at the foot of Toubkal. Meet your team, get your briefing for the days ahead, and settle in over dinner and hot tea.

  • Day 2 — Into the mountains

    Early breakfast. Last-minute kit checks. The trek begins with a short ride through the orchards out of Imlil. The valley falls away behind you. You stop for lunch high above the river, then climb steeply up the valley for the rest of the afternoon, taking in the views before arriving at your lodge for the night.

  • Day 3 — The summit

    The biggest day. You’ll set off early to climb to the peak of Jebel Toubkal — at 4,167m, the highest point in North Africa. The final ascent is steep and may involve some scrambling. The reward is a view across the Atlas Range you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life. After summit photos, you descend back to the lodge, then continue down to Sidi Chamarouch for lunch and on to your riad in Imlil. Dinner with your team. Time for it to sink in.

  • Day 4 — Home leg

    Breakfast, pack up, and your driver transfers you to Marrakech Airport. If you’d rather stay in Morocco a little longer, we can arrange a drop-off at the Marrakech bus station instead.

  • What's included?

    • Flights

    • In-country transfers

    • Accommodation

    • Meals

  • What’s not included

    • Personal travel insurance, including high-altitude trekking cover (compulsory)

    • Gear and equipment

    • Tips for local guides, cooks and riad staff

Why we climb: our Gaza Orphan Appeal

Why we climb: our Gaza Orphan Appeal

More than 850,000 children in Gaza have been displaced. They face trauma, hunger and extreme hardship. Families are forced to make impossible choices every day — feeding their children, or keeping them safe.

Despite immense challenges, our work continues. We are supporting 11,619 orphaned children through our sponsorship programme. By supporting the Children of Palestine, you help provide food, shelter, healthcare and hope.

• £40 provides an orphaned child with food, shelter and healthcare for an entire month.

• £480 sponsors a Palestinian orphan for the entire year, providing food, shelter and healthcare.

“I and the one who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this” — and he held his index and middle fingers together. [Sahih Bukhari]

Don’t dream of change. Make it happen.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Do I need climbing experience?

    No technical climbing experience is required, but at 4,167m this is a high-altitude trek over 38km — a good level of fitness and training are essential. Full guidance and a kit list are provided after registration.

  • What does the £150 fee cover, and what about flights?

    The £150 registration fee secures your place, and includes flights. Any other separate costs are detailed at the pre-departure webinar and at registration.

  • Is the registration fee refundable?

    The £150 registration fee is non-refundable. All funds raised go directly to the Human Appeal Gaza Orphan Appeal.

  • Is there a minimum age?

    Participants must meet the trek operator’s age and fitness requirements. Full details are provided on registration.

  • How does my fundraising reach Gaza’s orphans?

    100% of funds raised support Human Appeal’s Gaza Orphan Appeal — providing displaced and orphaned children with food, shelter, healthcare and hope through our sponsorship programme.

  • What does the £2,500 target provide?

    £2,500 goes a long way for orphaned children in Gaza — £40 provides one child with food, shelter and healthcare for a month, and £480 sponsors a Palestinian orphan for an entire year. Your target could fund a year of sponsorship for 5 children, or over 60 children with a month of sponsorship.

Don’t dream it. Climb it.

The summit is waiting. Gaza’s children are waiting too. Walk for them.

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