Post #2

On another note, before going to the US I helped write a proposal with the beekeeping group I work with. I wrote about it on my last post, and I got this project approved. I am trying to fundraise money on the Peace Corps website for the group so they can add value to their honey by getting them some better equipment. I need to fundraise $1857.50 by next April, hopefully earlier, for the project to be implemented. If the money isn’t raised by the time I leave, it gets put into a general Peace Corps Kenya fund and the project can’t be implemented. The money will be used to buy new and improved hives, better beekeeping suits (their current ones have holes in them), jars for the group to sell honey in, and a centrifuge. The centrifuge will be used to extract the honey without destroying the combs, which allows the group to harvest honey more often. The project will be sustainable because the group will be able to re-invest the money from their sales to upkeep their equipment and purchase more jars and eventually hives.

The youth group would appreciate any and all donations you’d be able to give. You can give as little or as much as you want. Even $1 can make a difference. And, it’s tax-deductible. Please let me know if you want any more information. I can also send out the budget so you can see where the money will be spent. This money goes through the Peace Corps and is then given to me to work with the group to implement the project.

Here’s the link to the site where you can donate:
https://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.donors.contribute.projDetail&projdesc=615-176

and if that doesn’t work, go to http://www.peacecorps.gov/donate and search by the project number, 615-176