Science Laboratory Equipment Proposal

G.H.S. Ntumbaw Science Lab Equipment Project

Government High School at Ntumbaw is located in a rural part of Cameroon in the Northwest Region. The school cannot offer any science classes since there is no science laboratory and only a few pieces of laboratory equipment. Educare-Africa purchased first few items during Pavla's 10th trip to Cameroon in 2009. You can view the reception of the new equipment by the principal on the photographs below.

Total amount requested: $11,216

Exchange rate: $1 = CFA 485 francs; Note: exchange rate fluctuates;

Community contribution: transport of the equipment

We do not have to purchase all the equipment at once. Needed items can be purchased gradually as we will be receiving kind donations. Pavla could purchase and hand over personally any equipment during her annual trip to Cameroon in May for whatever amount will be raised before she leaves during the second week of May 2010.

Detailed list of all necessary equipment is available upon request.

If you are interested in supporting this project, you could make a check to Educare-Africa with a note "Science equipment" in the memo and send it to Educare-Africa, P.O. Box 3278, Albany, OR 97321 before May 2010 if possible.

Thank you very much on behalf of the students in Cameroon for your loving care nad kind and generous support!

They will appreciate your gifts tremendously. Once the science lab will be all set up many science students will be able to take classes near their homes instead of transfering to schools in larger towns, where everything is more expensive.

Pavla Zakova-Laney,

Founder, Full-time volunteer President &

Executive Director of Educare-Africa

School Uniform Project

PROPOSAL FOR SEWING OF 250 SCHOOL UNIFORMS FOR EDUCARE-AFRICA STUDENTS

Exchange rate: $1 = CFA 485 francs; Note: exchange rate fluctuates;

No. Description Quantity Unit price Amount CFA/US$
1. Female uniform 150 6,500 / 13.4 975,000 / 2,010
2. Male Uniform 100 7,000 /14.4 700,000/ 1,443
TOTAL: 1,675,000/ 3,453
Amount in words: One million six hundred and seventy five thousand francs CFA; three thousand four hundred fifty three US dollars;

Community contribution: CFA 500,000 / $1,031
Amount requested: $2,422 (two thousand four hundred twenty two dollars)

If you would like to contribute, please, make a check to Educare-Africa with "Uniforms" in the memo and mail it to Educare-Africa, P.O. Box 3278, Albany, OR 97321. Your kindness and generosity will be greatly appreciated by the students. THANK YOU very much on their behalf!

NB:
Community contribution = Each student will contribute CFA 2,000/ $4 toward her/his uniform;

Educare-Africa Center in Tatum

Finally our dream will come true and it will greatly improve our work in Cameroon.

EDUCARE-AFRICA CENTER, Tatum, Northwest province, Cameroon

To whom it concern;

1. Why did we decide to establish this Center? In 2007, two rooms in the house that we have been using for the past 3-4 years were already rented when we arrived so we were forced to use a large parlor, which was without ceiling, very drafty and had many leaks. That was a hint that we needed to look for our own place.
   
   
2. What do we plan for the Center?
   

• Educare-Africa office, of course
• Public library with public internet services
• A dormitory for 12 outstanding female students
• Computer lab for teaching students, teachers and the public
• Several guest rooms
• Housekeeper, who will live on the grounds and take care of things, work on the farm, garden, etc. with our students’ assistance; Couple dogs for security and great company;
• Farm, Vegetable garden, fruit trees, poultry, some animals to raise food and generate some funds to keep the place sustainable;

Mr. Emmanuel Sunjo, our national coordinator in Cameroon, is finishing the project proposal with an estimate for the first phase.