Solar power to help environment & reduce overheads
Summary
Daktari is situated in an area with more than 300 days of sunlight per year. We will use solar power to reduce the use of gas and fuel in our centre, which inspires & educates underprivileged children
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
We allow underprivileged children to experience their local environment which is their heritage. We inspire these children to protect their environment and inform them about eco tourism job opportunities. The project is far from supplies. We can only make a trip to town once a week and fresh supplies need to be refrigerated or frozen. Solar energy will be used to power our centre.
Activities
Weekly 8 needy children attend bush school at the wildlife orphanage. Rescued animals, bush walks and lessons inspire students to care for their environment. Children are tutored on school subjects and are also taught about life skills and careers.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $75
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $25,025
Total Funding Goal: $25,100
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This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
To run the office, 3 fridges and 3 deep freezers Daktari has to run generators and gas which are colossal expenses affecting our survival. Being equipped with solar power will reduce our cost whilst reducing the pollution using clean energy.
Project Message
As we educate underprivileged children to care for their environment it is essential to use clean energy as model and create awareness about this brilliant source of power while reducing our costs.
- Ian Merrifield, Director
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Michele Merrifield
Founder
Bona Ingwe Farm
Harmony 81
Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province 1380
South Africa
(27)826562969
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Project Sponsor
Organization
DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage
Bona Ingwe Farm - PO Box 1599 Harmony bloc 81
Hoedspruit,
Limpopo Province
1380
South Africa
+27826562969
http://www.daktaribushschool.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
South Africa
and can also be found under 
Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 22, 2009
Latest Update from the Field
Solar power at Daktari
By Ian and Michele Merrifield - Sun at Daktari, July 24, 2009 02:04 PM
We hope you are enjoying your summer holiday. Although we are still having a cold winter here at Daktari, we are lucky enough to still have lots and lots of sun.
What a pity not being able yet to store all this energy given to us for free.
Our project to equip Daktari with Solar power to run the office and our refrigeration is still going on. We are waiting for some funds organised by a great supporter in the UK which should cover a fair amount of the equipment, but we know it won’t be enough to sponsor the whole project.
While you are probably protecting yourself from the hot sun during your holidays, think about us and how we could benefit from this clean energy.
Do not hesitate to top up with a little donation so we can reach our target. Remember our minimal donation is only 10 $ so let’s make a difference.
Have a lovely holiday.
Ian and Michele
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