Jessica Biel starts Kilimanjaro challenge

Jessica Biel and a host of other actors, musicians and activists have started their attempt to climb 19,340-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak, in 2010.

'Into the Wild' star Emile Hirsh also takes part in the effort to raise awareness and funds for the global water crisis.

According to entertainment website people.com, the climbers gained a firsthand look at the water crisis by spending several days before their climb visiting a village near Arusha, Tanzania.
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"Meeting the people and community in Tanzania . has been an invaluable and eye-opening experience for me," Biel said after landing there Tuesday.

"My hope is that others will be inspired to find ways that they can help; starting simply in their homes and continuing to other parts of the world. We are all in this together."

Joining the actors on the climb are: Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of iconic ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau; Elizabeth Gore, an executive with the United Nations Foundation; rapper Lupe Fiasco; Kick Kennedy, an environmentalist and granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, and Grammy-nominated musician Kenna, the Ethiopian-born founder of the initiative, who is leading the climb.

Fans and supporters can follow every step the climbers Here.

So far, more than 2.8 million litres of water have been donated through the site.