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RUBATANO 2015
July saw CLZ and the Chiawa Community's second annual Communtiy Sports Day/Tournament – Rubatano 2015. The event saw 15 football teams and 8 netball teams competing for the titles. There was a mixture of corporate teams, community teams and lodge teams. This was a great illustration of the unity and interlinked relationships within the Chiawa Community, one of this event's main objectives.
CLZ on behalf of Chiawa Community and all the teams present would like to thank the following for making this day possible: Apam, Chiawa Camp, Chongwe Safaris, Neon Signs, Farm Pride, Hi-fi Corp, Kanyemba Lodge, Kiambi Safaris, Gerry Carbin, Mwambashi River Camp, Royal Zambezi Lodge, Shoprite Zambia, Proflight Zambia, Tunepics, Zambeef, Zamleather and Sausage Tree Camp. Thank you so much, your support allowed for this incredible dusty and action packed day to take place. The event will eagerly be anticipated yet again next year. We could not have hosted such a day without your generous and kind support - so thank you!
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No Longer is it just our students who are bright in the EEP centre...
This month light was shed on CLZ’s Education Centre from the kind solar installation by Empowered by Light. The team from Empowered by Light spent about 10 days at CLZ Base Camp working hard to deliver and install the new system. CLZ is very excited for its new relationship and partnership with Empowered by the Light where we hope to empower local schools and the surrounding communities through solar power and light.
The system will enable Besa to show educational videos without the use of the generator during school visits. This system not only helps operate the EEP centre but it equally powers our Base Camp from the kitchen, refrigeration, laundry and water pumps, which in turn decreases our carbon footprint. The Base Camp is now 100% green in terms of power and saves us approximately US$10,000 per year.
We look forward to seeing the benefits of this system in the next few weeks and months! |
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Volunteer with CLZ
This month we hosted two volunteers at CLZ Base Camp, William-Ross Anderson and James Mills. The boys helped out with the solar crew through manual labour and assisted greatly with the building up of the community day – Rubatano 2015. CLZ does not host a volunteer program as such, but it does offer the opportunity to accommodate volunteers who are looking at gaining more of a work experience venture or to utilize specific skills, which individuals might have, which could benefit the organization.
We hope that our two young volunteers have gone away from CLZ with a greater insight to the realities of working in a conservation NGO outside a national park. Equally we hope that volunteers who come to CLZ Base Camp leave having of benefited the organization, the team and the projects to some extent during their short stays.
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Thank You to Glenn Goodall and his just plane generous support!
We would like to thank Glenn Goodall for his incredible support to CLZ through the leasing of CLZ's Cessna 172 9J-CLZ plane. This plane is an incredible benefit and asset to CLZ and its operations, contributing to approximately 50% of the identification of poaching activity. In turn the information is relayed to the scouts on the ground, providing an excellent response rate. Glenn Goodall has kindly agreed to lease the plane to CLZ for another 3 years! Thank you again to Glenn Goodall and we hope this kind and continued support will see CLZ soar to new heights.
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