The Brian La Trobe Foundation
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The Brian La Trobe Foundation
40 Alphen Close. Paulshof
Johannesburg, Box 247 Paulshof 2056
South Africa
++27.11.267.2461
http://www.eloo.co.za |
Mission
Half of humanity- 3 billion people do not have access to fresh water and sanitation. It is the ambition of the Foundation to create a public awareness to the plight of the poor who often have to watch their children die from water related disease. Its mission is to help third world countries by demonstrating how the sanitation problem can be solved with the aid of Government subsidies, private enterprise and donor assistance.
Programs
The technology is supplied to under privileged communities, schools, clinics, rural areas and for low cast housing. User education and maintenance programs are given
Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Personnel Overview
Brian La Trobe - Project Leader
Attended University of CapeTown and London UK. Post Grad : Rochester NY State. Designed and built SA’s first energy from Waste Project to produce electricity. “R&Ded” a process to treat human waste by “Forced Aeration Composting”. Developed processes to treat animal waste. Developed a patented waterless odorless sanitation system which is manufactured in South Africa and Ghana.
Gavin La Trobe - MD Sanix (Pty) Ltd.
Attended Kingswood College Grahamstown. University of Port Elizabeth- Marketing. Worked in film production for a number of years. Later joined Brian La Trobe in the waste stabilization business. Responsible for all the design work on the technical processes as developed by the company.
Jaco Van Schalkwyk - Chief Executive Refilwe Aids Clinic
Jaco held an executive position in Investment Banking. His firm sent him to call on Refilwe to investigate how it could assist. He was so impressed by the devotion of the Refilwe staff to its patients and the AIDS orphans, Jaco resigned his position in order administer the entire project.
Personnel Statistics
Brian La Trobe,
Senior Trustee
Founded in 2005
Employees: 1
Volunteers: 1
Financial Statistics
Budget (2006): $ 150,000
Overhead: 0 %
Other funding sources: The applicant won a Tech Award and created a foundation to provide this technology to underprivileged communities. The first pilot project is Refilwe. Future projects will replicate the system.
Religious Affiliation: No affiliation
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