Now my NBC news team knows why climbing Mt. Kilimanjarowas worth every hardship.
We have just learned America's big heart has raised enough donations to keep a school from closing because of dry wells.
Video: Water shortage threatens African schools
While this is one small victory in Tanzania where diminishing water supplies blamed on climate change are threatening many schools, it is a huge win for the children in this story, who love school like children in America love disneyland.
Makes me so happy to know Belinda, a sixth grader we profiled in the piece and pictured below, is getting a chance to make her dreams come true.
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| Belinda has big dreams. She was to be a president, and if that doesn't work out she'd like to be a doctor or a nurse. |