Rifa
Conservation Education Camp
CURRENT and PAST SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT
Rifa receives grants, sponsorship and in kind donations through a small amount of supportive organisations. In the past we have been grateful to receive help from the following :
Nissan Zimbabwe - Donation of diesel, camp signage and meeting promotional brochure costs
Curriculum Safari Earth - An American non profit wildlife management and community development organisation who in December 2000, fully sponsored 3 rural disadvantaged schools to attend Rifa.
Australian High Commission - grant through the Direst Aid Programme, spent on a new water filtration system for camp, new mattresses and covers, and mosquito nets for all beds, and a collection of books and texts for the library.
Australian Volunteers International - Have provided two Australian Volunteers to work at the camp from July 1999 - June 2001. Another Volunteer will be placed at the camp when the two existing volunteers leave.
Canadian High Commission - grant through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives Programme, for new staff ablutions block, repairs to the dorm buildings
Mweb Zimbabwe - for the free hosting of our website
INTERNAL FUNDRAISING :
Within our Association, we are continually working on ways to generate funds of the camp. Current initiatives include :
Promotional video and brochure distribution
Junior hunting camps
Temporary employment of Public Relations Consultant
to market corporate camps
Special event camps (ie Eclipse 2001 camp)
ZHA annual hunting lottery (proceeds go to Rifa)
USERS :
A normal year at Rifa sees the below bookings/people attending camp:
Schools per year - 30
People per year - up to 1200
Number of volunteer Hunters - 60
Number of Volunteer Resource People - 10
Rifa needs your support !
Rifa to date has relied heavily on the support of the ZHA to fund its operation. Due to a decrease in income to the ZHA from citizen hunting, Rifa now finds itself in the situation where operating costs are exceeding levels of support from the ZHA. We therefore need contributions from private industry to continue running Rifa.
The Financial picture
In the current economic climate the costs of operating Rifa continue to spiral. The financial aim of Rifa is to be self sustaining to avoid reliance on ZHA subsidies.
The majority of our income is from camp fees and ZHA dues. Rifa tries to minimize yearly increases in camp fees to keep the camp affordable and offers subsidies to schools demonstrating financial hardship.
When taking into account the value of time spent at Rifa by volunteers, the true cost of running Rifa cannot be met by local schools, so it is the responsibility of the Rifa Conservation Education Camp to find the majority of these costs.
How can you help ?
By supporting Rifa you will directly enable young Zimbabweans to continue to enjoy and benefit from the programme offered at Rifa.
Based on past experiences and requests from disadvantaged schools we have a few suggestions for the form of your contribution. These are :
Adopt a school camp;
Provide materials or resources;
Cash donation.
By contributing to Rifa your company can obtain a tax concession. Rifa and ZHA will also promote your donation through newsletters and media releases where appropriate. You may also receive a school report and photos if you directly support a school.
The Rifa Conservation Camp is a well established
programme in need of your support. Without this it is in danger of becoming
extinct. Please send your donations to the Rifa Conservation Education
Camp or contact the office for any further enquiries.
Email us zha@mweb.co.zw
Rifa Conservation Education Camp
PO Box HG 548 Highlands
Harare, Zimbabwe
Phone/fax : + 263 4 707306
Mobile : 091 329 434
