29/08: September Newletter
Welcome to our September newsletter.
Great News the electricity has been connected to our borehole pump so that we now have fresh clean water at last being piped from our borehole.
The transformer for the three phase electricity has been installed in Bumala, and the supply has been connected to our borehole, we now have fresh clean water being pumped to the homestead and tree nursery,
Until all piping has been laid to the schools and homes, Peter has installed a tap at the borehole area, and he will be installing another tap by the tarmac road at the bottom of the Bumala trust land, this is so the local people and schools can come and take the water they need.
As in our last newsletter Two trustees and a volunteer visited Bumala in March to see the progress of our projects and the welfare of the children we support, there are so many children in Bumala who need help, but finances dictate the number that we can support, but we are helping the local community with providing clean water, which will help them with their crops, and ease the burden of waterborne diseases.
It was wonderful to see all the children again; they have so much love to give and welcomed us with respect. We have several children at boarding school doing very well. One orphan we supported is now at University, and one of our orphans has just completed an apprenticeship in panel beating and mechanics. He is now setting up his own business, with the support of the Rotary club in Switzerland
We have had a lot of support from Switzerland for our banana plantation, both in fencing the area and purchasing stock. As stated in the last newsletter, we unfortunately had to destroy all the banana trees as they contracted a virus called BXW, but all is not lost as the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute based in Kissi, Southern Kenya, have provided us with over 1000 new virus free suckers, they are also giving us expert and technical advice, and supporting us for 3 years. We are now a training and research centre in the Bumala area growing different varieties of bananas.
We have had several visits from Nairobi and Uganda research centre’s to see how we are doing and giving their advice. We also hope that we will get more funding to enable us to expand the farm to grow different types of vegetables.
Our next project we are hoping to start is a water harvesting system to capture the water that runs off the house and safe house in the compound, this is a low maintenance and low cost project, that will provide water to our banana’s which require 20 litres a week each plant (a lot of water), we can utilise this water instead of the water from our borehole, which uses electricity to pump up the water.
Our safe house that was started in March has three rooms now completed, the rest are due for completion by November, we are hoping with the proceeds from our Auction on the 25th September we will be able to equip this safe house with all the bedding and items we need.
Peter Weyama is visiting the UK on the 17th September, he will be here for the auction and will be talking a little about the charity, its aims and progress. I will be returning with him to Bumala on the 1st November. My aim is to buy the items we need for the safe house with the money raised from the auction. And to see the children and projects
With all of our projects we are working with the experts in the field, who are advising us on the best ways to proceed. We met the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, The International Organization for Environmental Resources, and The Forestry Commission
EVENT
GRAND AUCTION IN AID OF THE BUMALA TRUST CHARITY
SATURDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2010
VENUE- DECOY PRIMARY SCHOOL, DEER PARK ROAD, NEWTON ABBOT. TQ12 1DH
(Parking is available at the school)
AUCTION VIEWING FROM 5.30PM, BUFFET SERVED FROM 6.30PM AUCTION STARTS 7.30PM
Many good quality lots including a year’s family membership to Paignton Zoo/Living coast, meal vouchers, balloon rides, collectables, silk paintings, and much more.
TICKETS IN ADVANCE FOR BUFFET INCLUDING SOFT DRINK &LUCKY RAFFLE NUMBER £5
Entry to the Auction is free, but why not come along and enjoy a meal, a chat and see the work that is being done in Bumala Kenya, to help the Orphans & Community.
Face painting, wraps and more to keep the children amused
FOR TICKETS AND FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ANNE ON :-
01803-813211 OR 07787941022
Auctioneer - Richard Bearnes, of Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood Auctioneers, Exeter.
Cheques accepted with a bankers card
Great News the electricity has been connected to our borehole pump so that we now have fresh clean water at last being piped from our borehole.
The transformer for the three phase electricity has been installed in Bumala, and the supply has been connected to our borehole, we now have fresh clean water being pumped to the homestead and tree nursery,
Until all piping has been laid to the schools and homes, Peter has installed a tap at the borehole area, and he will be installing another tap by the tarmac road at the bottom of the Bumala trust land, this is so the local people and schools can come and take the water they need.
As in our last newsletter Two trustees and a volunteer visited Bumala in March to see the progress of our projects and the welfare of the children we support, there are so many children in Bumala who need help, but finances dictate the number that we can support, but we are helping the local community with providing clean water, which will help them with their crops, and ease the burden of waterborne diseases.
It was wonderful to see all the children again; they have so much love to give and welcomed us with respect. We have several children at boarding school doing very well. One orphan we supported is now at University, and one of our orphans has just completed an apprenticeship in panel beating and mechanics. He is now setting up his own business, with the support of the Rotary club in Switzerland
We have had a lot of support from Switzerland for our banana plantation, both in fencing the area and purchasing stock. As stated in the last newsletter, we unfortunately had to destroy all the banana trees as they contracted a virus called BXW, but all is not lost as the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute based in Kissi, Southern Kenya, have provided us with over 1000 new virus free suckers, they are also giving us expert and technical advice, and supporting us for 3 years. We are now a training and research centre in the Bumala area growing different varieties of bananas.
We have had several visits from Nairobi and Uganda research centre’s to see how we are doing and giving their advice. We also hope that we will get more funding to enable us to expand the farm to grow different types of vegetables.
Our next project we are hoping to start is a water harvesting system to capture the water that runs off the house and safe house in the compound, this is a low maintenance and low cost project, that will provide water to our banana’s which require 20 litres a week each plant (a lot of water), we can utilise this water instead of the water from our borehole, which uses electricity to pump up the water.
Our safe house that was started in March has three rooms now completed, the rest are due for completion by November, we are hoping with the proceeds from our Auction on the 25th September we will be able to equip this safe house with all the bedding and items we need.
Peter Weyama is visiting the UK on the 17th September, he will be here for the auction and will be talking a little about the charity, its aims and progress. I will be returning with him to Bumala on the 1st November. My aim is to buy the items we need for the safe house with the money raised from the auction. And to see the children and projects
With all of our projects we are working with the experts in the field, who are advising us on the best ways to proceed. We met the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, The International Organization for Environmental Resources, and The Forestry Commission
EVENT
GRAND AUCTION IN AID OF THE BUMALA TRUST CHARITY
SATURDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2010
VENUE- DECOY PRIMARY SCHOOL, DEER PARK ROAD, NEWTON ABBOT. TQ12 1DH
(Parking is available at the school)
AUCTION VIEWING FROM 5.30PM, BUFFET SERVED FROM 6.30PM AUCTION STARTS 7.30PM
Many good quality lots including a year’s family membership to Paignton Zoo/Living coast, meal vouchers, balloon rides, collectables, silk paintings, and much more.
TICKETS IN ADVANCE FOR BUFFET INCLUDING SOFT DRINK &LUCKY RAFFLE NUMBER £5
Entry to the Auction is free, but why not come along and enjoy a meal, a chat and see the work that is being done in Bumala Kenya, to help the Orphans & Community.
Face painting, wraps and more to keep the children amused
FOR TICKETS AND FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ANNE ON :-
01803-813211 OR 07787941022
Auctioneer - Richard Bearnes, of Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood Auctioneers, Exeter.
Cheques accepted with a bankers card
09/11: Selestine
Another child is now being sponsored.
Her name is Selestine - We are still waiting for her details.
When we know more you will be able to see them on her page: Selestine
Thank you to our new sponsor who will help cover the cost of food, medication and education for Selestine.
Her name is Selestine - We are still waiting for her details.
When we know more you will be able to see them on her page: Selestine
Thank you to our new sponsor who will help cover the cost of food, medication and education for Selestine.
28/09: Bumala Sponsored Walk
We completed the sponsored walk on Saturday from Babbacombe to Paignton.
The total money raised for the day is still coming in but the total so far is £951
Thank you to everyone that took part and all those that gave so generously.
Pictures can be seen here:
Spaonsored Walk 2009
The total money raised for the day is still coming in but the total so far is £951
Thank you to everyone that took part and all those that gave so generously.
Pictures can be seen here:
Spaonsored Walk 2009
24/09: September 2009 Newsletter
Welcome to our autumn newsletter, keeping you in touch with the projects and progress of our Bumala Family in Kenya.
Thank you for your continuing support, with school fees rising and education no longer free in Kenya your sponsorship and donations are the backbone of our charity. Without these our children would not be able to look forward to a future.
Peter Weyama, Janet’s husband from Bumala arrived here at the end of August and returns to Bumala at the beginning of November.
While here Peter will be very busy, meeting those who have supported us and those who wish to support us. He very much wants to talk about the projects and the effects of these on the community and our Bumala family, without the Trust’s efforts to help them become self-sufficient, many of them would have died, or disappeared.
Peter is especially looking forward to talking to the schools that are supporting us. Decoy Primary raised enough money to build two classrooms at Masabula Primary School, Kingskerwell school are raising money to build a nursery at Bukhakhala school, Bradley Barton are sponsoring one of our children through school, and Preston and Roseland’s primary schools raise funds for us
The Tree Nursery is still thriving and the vegetable and fruit garden is getting bigger and more productive. The maize and beans have been harvested this year, and there are also fields of millet, kale and other vegetables.
On our visit to Bumala in April this year, we took out some vegetable and flower seeds that were donated by Sutton Seeds. The children planted them and the carrots have done particularly well, they are very good for our children, especially our HIV+ orphans.
Among the fruits we have planted are mango, avocado, and jack fruit,
Flowers have been planted to encourage our bees to produce honey. We have 10 bee hives now with 7 of these having bees. The honey will be harvested this month.
The Banana Plantation Project was started in 2008.
Firstly 450 saplings were planted, which has now increased to 1000 this year. We lost a few saplings and trees due to moles burrowing under the roots, and a virus that was transmitted via the bees through the pollen, but we have taken the advice of the agriculture minister and we now have this under control. We hope to have enough bananas this year to give to our orphans and families. Our aim is to increase the plantation to 4,000 Trees within the next two years.
There is a very high demand for good bananas, so we shall be able to sell the surplus in the markets, ploughing back the extra capital into other projects, such as goats
We received a donation from the Swiss Tropical Institute in Switzerland of 2,000 US Dollars (£1,321.21) towards the banana plantation project, this will be used to help with the cost of fencing and protection of the plantation.
Half of our trees are now bearing branches of bananas.
Electricity has now been installed at the farm. This will enable us to run an electric pump for our water borehole. While Peter Weyama is here with us, we hope to raise enough funds to purchase the electric pump, header tank and accessories for our water Borehole,
There will then be enough water to irrigate the tree nursery as well as supplying the surrounding homesteads.
To enable us to supply all of the schools and outlying areas, the cost will be around £60,000. We are approaching large funding organisations to help us achieve this as the schools desperately need sanitation. We hope the government will also help with the funding. A slow process but like all projects it takes money and time to achieve what we have set out to do.
Many thanks to the Devon Peace Group, who have helped us with the cost of the water borehole.
We are happy to report that the widows are continuing to help and support each other, those
widows who are able, also help and work in the tree nursery, giving something back to the Trust.
They are also continuing to breed pigs and are supplying other widows with piglets.
The problems we have found however is that due to the economic situation and high costs
of materials, many of the widow’s dwellings are in a critical state of affairs some have had
to be abandoned, with some families accommodating other families in their already crowded homes.
We have however built a dwelling for our neediest widow, whose house was in a near state
of collapse, We aim to start a rebuilding program when more funds are available to provide
new dwellings, on a most needy basis first.
Our next fund raising activities are:-
Saturday 26th September. Sponsored Walk.
This will start from the Babbacombe Inn at 10.00am. and finish at The Park Hotel Paignton a distance of 6 miles. Please join us or sponsor us if you can. Contact Anne Jenkins for more details on:- 01803 813211
Saturday 31st October 10.00AM – 2PM
Autumn Fayre at Paignton Methodist Church , Palace Ave, Paignton.
Come and meet the Panda, many stall including crafts, Pick- a- straw, pin the tail on the elephant, bric-a-brac, homemade cakes, and refreshments.
Our charity with 4 other African charities in Teignbridge, have a recycling receptacle at B&Q Car park, Newton Abbot and Woodholme car park, Buckfastleigh. These will take all unwanted clothing and shoes (not duvets) that can be recycled, the proceeds are shared between the charities.
We have also just undergone a shoe drive of all unwanted shoes, this has been a huge success. The money we receive will be used to buy school shoes for our children in Africa.
We will being doing another shoe event next year, please keep all your unwanted shoes for our collection.
We can’t change the World but we can change SOMEONE’S world.
Ideal Christmas presents :- 2010 calendars for sale at £5 each
Gift vouchers towards any of our projects from £5 each.
Please contact us to purchase your requirements
Thank you for your continuing support, with school fees rising and education no longer free in Kenya your sponsorship and donations are the backbone of our charity. Without these our children would not be able to look forward to a future.
Peter Weyama, Janet’s husband from Bumala arrived here at the end of August and returns to Bumala at the beginning of November.
While here Peter will be very busy, meeting those who have supported us and those who wish to support us. He very much wants to talk about the projects and the effects of these on the community and our Bumala family, without the Trust’s efforts to help them become self-sufficient, many of them would have died, or disappeared.
Peter is especially looking forward to talking to the schools that are supporting us. Decoy Primary raised enough money to build two classrooms at Masabula Primary School, Kingskerwell school are raising money to build a nursery at Bukhakhala school, Bradley Barton are sponsoring one of our children through school, and Preston and Roseland’s primary schools raise funds for us
The Tree Nursery is still thriving and the vegetable and fruit garden is getting bigger and more productive. The maize and beans have been harvested this year, and there are also fields of millet, kale and other vegetables.
On our visit to Bumala in April this year, we took out some vegetable and flower seeds that were donated by Sutton Seeds. The children planted them and the carrots have done particularly well, they are very good for our children, especially our HIV+ orphans.
Among the fruits we have planted are mango, avocado, and jack fruit,
Flowers have been planted to encourage our bees to produce honey. We have 10 bee hives now with 7 of these having bees. The honey will be harvested this month.
The Banana Plantation Project was started in 2008.
Firstly 450 saplings were planted, which has now increased to 1000 this year. We lost a few saplings and trees due to moles burrowing under the roots, and a virus that was transmitted via the bees through the pollen, but we have taken the advice of the agriculture minister and we now have this under control. We hope to have enough bananas this year to give to our orphans and families. Our aim is to increase the plantation to 4,000 Trees within the next two years.
There is a very high demand for good bananas, so we shall be able to sell the surplus in the markets, ploughing back the extra capital into other projects, such as goats
We received a donation from the Swiss Tropical Institute in Switzerland of 2,000 US Dollars (£1,321.21) towards the banana plantation project, this will be used to help with the cost of fencing and protection of the plantation.
Half of our trees are now bearing branches of bananas.
Electricity has now been installed at the farm. This will enable us to run an electric pump for our water borehole. While Peter Weyama is here with us, we hope to raise enough funds to purchase the electric pump, header tank and accessories for our water Borehole,
There will then be enough water to irrigate the tree nursery as well as supplying the surrounding homesteads.
To enable us to supply all of the schools and outlying areas, the cost will be around £60,000. We are approaching large funding organisations to help us achieve this as the schools desperately need sanitation. We hope the government will also help with the funding. A slow process but like all projects it takes money and time to achieve what we have set out to do.
Many thanks to the Devon Peace Group, who have helped us with the cost of the water borehole.
We are happy to report that the widows are continuing to help and support each other, those
widows who are able, also help and work in the tree nursery, giving something back to the Trust.
They are also continuing to breed pigs and are supplying other widows with piglets.
The problems we have found however is that due to the economic situation and high costs
of materials, many of the widow’s dwellings are in a critical state of affairs some have had
to be abandoned, with some families accommodating other families in their already crowded homes.
We have however built a dwelling for our neediest widow, whose house was in a near state
of collapse, We aim to start a rebuilding program when more funds are available to provide
new dwellings, on a most needy basis first.
Our next fund raising activities are:-
Saturday 26th September. Sponsored Walk.
This will start from the Babbacombe Inn at 10.00am. and finish at The Park Hotel Paignton a distance of 6 miles. Please join us or sponsor us if you can. Contact Anne Jenkins for more details on:- 01803 813211
Saturday 31st October 10.00AM – 2PM
Autumn Fayre at Paignton Methodist Church , Palace Ave, Paignton.
Come and meet the Panda, many stall including crafts, Pick- a- straw, pin the tail on the elephant, bric-a-brac, homemade cakes, and refreshments.
Our charity with 4 other African charities in Teignbridge, have a recycling receptacle at B&Q Car park, Newton Abbot and Woodholme car park, Buckfastleigh. These will take all unwanted clothing and shoes (not duvets) that can be recycled, the proceeds are shared between the charities.
We have also just undergone a shoe drive of all unwanted shoes, this has been a huge success. The money we receive will be used to buy school shoes for our children in Africa.
We will being doing another shoe event next year, please keep all your unwanted shoes for our collection.
We can’t change the World but we can change SOMEONE’S world.
Ideal Christmas presents :- 2010 calendars for sale at £5 each
Gift vouchers towards any of our projects from £5 each.
Please contact us to purchase your requirements
25/08: Bumala Sponsored Walk 2009
Saturday 26th September 2009
The Bumala Trust is doing a sponsored walk starting at the Babbacombe Inn, Babbacombe Downs Road Torquay at 10.00am. Two of our walkers will be wearing Panda suits, others will be in fancy dress or wearing Bumala T-shirts.
We will be walking from the Downs along Babbacombe Road to Torquay harbour, then along the sea front to Paignton finishing at the Park Hotel. (Some of our walkers want to walk on to Goodrington).
The proceeds from the walk will be going towards our electric pump for our Borehole. "Water is Life"
For more details please see the link below:
Bumala Sponsored Walk 2009
The Bumala Trust is doing a sponsored walk starting at the Babbacombe Inn, Babbacombe Downs Road Torquay at 10.00am. Two of our walkers will be wearing Panda suits, others will be in fancy dress or wearing Bumala T-shirts.
We will be walking from the Downs along Babbacombe Road to Torquay harbour, then along the sea front to Paignton finishing at the Park Hotel. (Some of our walkers want to walk on to Goodrington).
The proceeds from the walk will be going towards our electric pump for our Borehole. "Water is Life"
For more details please see the link below:
Bumala Sponsored Walk 2009
25/01: Welcome To Our New Diary
This is our new diary where we will keep you up to date on a regular basis of what is happening in Bumala.
Please check back regularly.
Please check back regularly.
