Tumaini Volunteers is continuing with plans to return to
Kenya next spring. Hopefully this week, we will have the dates pinned down and
get plane reservations for our four team members.
Two weeks ago I shared what these volunteers will be doing, along with projected costs. If you have been considering making a donation and
want to specify what it will be used for, here is a breakdown of the needs:
$10 will buy 100
fertilized eggs. Once these eggs are hatched and those chickens able to lay
eggs of their own, the school at the SIDP camp can sell those eggs at ten cents
a piece. Granted, some of those chickens hatched are going to end up being
roosters and not every hen will lay an egg every day. In the long run, though,
on average, your original investment of $10 can be making between $150 and $200
per month for the school.
$20 will feed these chickens for one month. Once these chicks are fully grown and laying
eggs, the cost for their feed will come out of the profits of sale of the eggs,
making this project self-sustainable.
$50 will train staff
in how to properly raise these chicks. The healthier and happier these chickens
are, the more eggs they will lay, so it is important to get them off to the right
start. One woman at the school is caring for the chickens they already have,
but she is willing to learn more to make this project a success. She also needs
a second person to help her out and keep things running in the event she is not
available.
$100 will purchase some of the building materials to expand the chicken coop and shed already in place at
the school. Our volunteers and other volunteers from the SIDP camp will supply
the labor.
$100 will purchase part of the incubator.
Or you can so kindly donate the entire $1000 to get this out to the school
right away.
$200 will
purchase part of the generator. Or a single donation of $2000 will buy it. At
one of the chicken projects we visited in October, the power had been out for a
few days so all of the eggs in their incubator were no longer viable. Also, the
weather had been warm that week so that the younger chicks survived without a
heating lamp, but the weather cannot be counted on, no matter where anyone
lives.
5 comments:
Proud to be part of this project. Let's get this done!!!
Yup, I'm excited to get this first project under our belts, and then maybe I can return in the fall to see how it's going!!!!
Can I go along??? Please, pretty please or maybe you want some quiet time by yourself.
You are so funny, Denise. But we need to give someone else a chance too!!!
I know :-) but remember I always available if needed.
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