Michaela (Chaeli) Mycroft (born 30 August 1994) is a South African ability activist with

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sens ...

who won the

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in 2011. The medal was presented to her by Nobel Peace Laureate

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. In 2004 Chaeli (aged 9), her sister Erin (aged 11), Tarryn Terry (aged 12), Justine Terry (aged 9), and Chelsea Terry (aged 6) founded The Chaeli Campaign in Cape Town to raise funds for Chaeli's motorized wheelchair. The organization now runs seven programs that impact the lives of more than 7,000 beneficiaries annually. In 2012, at the

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in Chicago, she was awarded the Peace Summit Medal for Social Activism by Nobel Peace Laureate F. W. de Klerk, on behalf of all

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. In 2013 Mycroft was awarded the World of Children Awards (Youth category) that recognizes a young person under the age of 21 who has made significant contributions in the lives of other children. On 3 September 2015, at age 21, Mycroft became the first female quadriplegic to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the highest mountain in Africa. She celebrated her birthday on the mountain. Mycroft made history on 29 May 2016, along with Anita Engelbrecht, by being the first wheelchair athletes to complete the

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, an 89 kilometre ultramarathon run between Pietermaritzburg and Durban. This was the first time in the 95-year history of the event that a wheelchair athlete had successfully lobbied the organizers to have the rules changed. Wheelchair athletes were previously barred from participating.Comrades Marathon
"Wheelchair Assisted Participants at 2016 Comrades"

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mycroft, Michaela 1994 births Living people South African disability rights activists University of Cape Town alumni South African people with disabilities