Help Me Help Elephants!

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    raised of £1,700.00 goal goal
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Hello. I am going to South Africa in January to volunteer for the African Elephant Research Unit (AERU) at Knysna Elephant Park (KEP) and am asking for help to fund my flights there, food, accommodation, jabs and the many other costs involved. Both African and Asian elephants are on the brink of extinction due to poaching for their tusks, poaching them for bush meat and capturing them to 'train' (a.k.a torture) them as circus animals and to use as objects to gain a profit through tourism.  KEP have helped to provide a safe home for these amazing creatures and have saved many from terrible situations. They set up AERU to conduct research on how to improve the welfare of elephants in captivity as well as how to aid their reproduction in a natural way.  Not only would it be tragic to lose such a wonderful species, it would have a huge knock on effect to other species as they rely on vegetation that grows from the seeds in the dung left by the elephants who travel such long distances, as well as the water that collects in the elephants' footprints and the wells they dig.  During my volunteering I will be: Assisting with research, preparing food for the elephants, performing day and night observations of the elephants, testing parasite loads, helping disadantaged children from the local school, providing environmental education to the local community and visitors to KEP, marketing and advertising, general maintenance, working on the dung project and the vegetable garden project to name but a few.  This is something I'm very passionate about and would really like to make a difference to these elephants' lives. I appreciate every penny you can give and hope to donate any extra money that is raised to KEP to help sustain their future and therefore the elephants' future.  Thank you in advance,  Juliette      

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  • JulietteStrange

Donors

  • Paul Thompson
  • Donated on Dec 19, 2014
  • Just rounding it up for OCD based purposes! ;) xxx

£29.00
  • Tim & Geraldine
  • Donated on Nov 17, 2014
  • Have a fantastic time!!

£10.00
  • sharonbetham
  • Donated on Nov 11, 2014
  • From Sharon, Paul and Matthew xxx

£15.00

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18 donors
  • Paul Thompson
  • Donated on Dec 19, 2014
  • Just rounding it up for OCD based purposes! ;) xxx

£29.00
  • Tim & Geraldine
  • Donated on Nov 17, 2014
  • Have a fantastic time!!

£10.00
  • sharonbetham
  • Donated on Nov 11, 2014
  • From Sharon, Paul and Matthew xxx

£15.00
  • Sean
  • Donated on Nov 08, 2014
  • Good luck!

£5.00
  • Andrew
  • Donated on Nov 07, 2014
  • Well done for doing this. Three elephants left is tragic.

£3.00
  • Graeme Donaldson
  • Donated on Sep 16, 2014
£20.00
  • David, Julie, Rose, Lily and Heather
  • Donated on Sep 15, 2014
£250.00
  • Gabrielle
  • Donated on Sep 15, 2014
  • Good luck! X

£40.00
  • Donated on Sep 06, 2014
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  • P Thompson
  • Donated on Sep 05, 2014
  • Have Fun! Good Luck.

£30.00
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£500.00
raised of £1,700.00 goal
29% Funded
18 Donors

No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities