ACCF has established an adventure trek program for schools in partnership with World Expeditions, the first successfully took place in October 2009 in Nepal, the second took place in September in 2011 to Bhutan.

The Real Life Challenge

The program is life changing and designed to facilitate teamwork, planning and leadership skills. The Real Life Challenge is about building positive, capable women, who are potentially leaders of the future, as well as building lifelong friendships and networks. The students will undertake a travel adventure, experiencing the wonder of a different culture while enjoying giving hands-on assistance to ACCF's aid project. This will allow them to truly make a difference by helping to save lives and fostering global goodwill.

The ACCF Real Life Challenge involves three key tasks:

1. Fundraising to a specific dollar goal.
2. Participating in a real ACCF project; delivering the HPV vaccine to schoolgirls just like them, in a developing country. They will experience a local culture, undertake a planned trek and greatly assist
the cause to eliminate cervical cancer globally.
3. Producing a documentary record highlighting their learnings and experiences.

Download the schools Real life challenge Brochure HERE!

Project Nepal 2009

In October 2009, ACCF took their first group of 12 high school students and 2 teachers on a 12 day trip including 4 days trekking as well as a large volunteer component, observing and assisting at ACCF's cervical cancer screening clinics.

Testimonials:

"The experience the girls have received from participating in Real Life challenge is invaluable. They are now more aware of the conditions outside Australia but more that that, they now know they can make a difference." Teacher.

"Since participating in ACCF's schools' program we now understand about how much we take for granted in Australia when it comes to simple things like having injections, which we all hate, but are so lucky to receive." Annabelle & Grace, Students.

Project Bhutan 2011

In September 2011, 17 students from Brisbane's Somerville House took on the Real Life Challenge. They travelled to the Kingdom of Bhutan to raise awareness and assist in the vaccination of young Bhutanese women.