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"The Friends of Hwange Newsletters"
Friends
of Hwange Trust
Saving
Zimbabwe's Largest National Park
In partnership with Wildlife & Environment Zimbabwe + National Parks & Wildlife Management Authority
Dear
Friends of Hwange,
I
hope you have all had a good start to the New Year!
Thank
you for your support in 2006 and we hope you will be able to support
us again in 2007. Please
remember that any help will be greatly appreciated and will go a long
way towards reviving one of Africa's most spectacular National Parks.
We
have been busy planning for the year ahead!
This year is going to be tougher than last as the rains that
Hwange has received have been very sporadic and far less than last
year. We are hoping to
put up at least 10 windmills this year and increase the number of
waterholes that we are looking after!
We
hope you enjoy this Newsletter and please do not hesitate to contact
us if you have any questions concerning the trust.
Best
Regards from Maha, Mario and all of us at Friends of Hwange.
At
the end of last year we received our two brand-new Poldaw windmills
from South Africa. These
have been installed at Kennedy 1 and Shumba pan and we will monitor
their performance over the next few weeks.
We have installed flow meters to get accurate data, in order
for us to make an informed decision whether to purchase more or keep
searching for an alternative, such as solar power.
Friamie Vorster and his team came from South Africa to install
the two windmills show us how to maintain and repair the windmills.
Even though they had a few glitches (and days) at the border, they
said that they had an amazing time in Hwange, while erecting the
windmills! Thank you to
Friamie, his team and Mario for their hard work!
The first impression of the windmills has been great and they
seem to be living up to our expectations!
Our
main aim this year is to find the best alternative to the diesel
engines to reduce our biggest expense – diesel!
We require the following items to keep the waterholes
going this year. Any help
towards this will be greatly appreciated!
·
Office Desk
·
10 x Z-85 oil
filters
·
12 x Z-201 oil
filters
·
12 x B-144 Vee belts
·
5 litres liquid soap
·
Hand cleaner
·
Engine cleaner
·
Washing bars to
clean overalls
·
3 x Glonet/Dipco
Engines
·
2 x Mono Pump Heads
(MK2 type)
·
3 x Pump Units
·
Generator/Welder
·
1000 litre PVC fuel
container
·
Windmills & new
boreholes drilled
·
Diesel
(+/- 26 000 litres for the year)
THANK YOU!
We would like to thank the following individuals and companies for their
generous donations and support!
·
The
British High Commission – A very special thank you for their
generosity and support!
·
Tammy Pöhl
·
Speedlink Cargo
National Parks would like to express their thanks to all the kind
donations towards the new Rhino-tracking Unit!
Trustees:
G.R. Brown; A.J. Preston; P. Turner; D. Dell; B. Edwards; Founder: R.A.
Franklin
The
Triton Centre, 176 Enterprise Rd, Chisipite, Box HG 261, Highlands,
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel:
+263-4 498835/6; Mobile: +263-11-870733;Email: maha@friendsofhwange.co.zw
Website:
www.hwangetrust.com
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