Our impact
More than 25 years standing with porters.
Since 2001, Kiliporters has worked to protect porter rights, promote dignity and welfare, and create opportunities for porters on Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru.
Since 2001
The difference we make.
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- Porters supportedKiliporters has supported more than 15,000 porters through rights advocacy, education, health and safety programmes, and economic empowerment initiatives.
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- Years of advocacyFounded in January 2001 and registered on 16 October 2001, Kiliporters has spent more than two decades defending porter rights and welfare.
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- Mountains we serveOur work covers porters working on Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru — the two great mountains of northern Tanzania.
Why it matters
Because Every Porter Matters
Behind every successful climb is a porter. They carry equipment, supplies and the needs of climbers through some of Tanzania's most challenging environments.
We believe those who carry the mountain deserve to have their rights, dignity and future protected.
Meet the porters
Behind every figure is someone with a name.
Kiliporters is a porter-led organization, closely connected to the communities that work on Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru every day.
Our advocacy, education and empowerment programmes exist because porters deserve recognition for their work, respect for their dignity, protection in their workplaces and the opportunity to build better lives for themselves and their families.
Support our work
Stand with the people behind the mountain.
Your partnership, donation, equipment support, training or technical assistance can help us create safer working conditions and better opportunities for porters.