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Pioneer Primary School needs a solar-powered water pump - Damilola's neighborhood project
We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a solar-powered water pump - we need $450 for materials.
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For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a solar-powered water pump. This year a group of 14 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Pioneer Primary School, but no funding.
We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $450.
It will serve about 97 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in November and everyone is invited.
We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos.
All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance.
Where the $450 goes:
• Materials: $290
• Permits and inspections: $35
• Safety equipment and signage: $70
• Tools hire and delivery: $55
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Damilola
Update from Bonny: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 7% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($10 in total) I made the first payment toward permits and inspections. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Chhaya L. Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $7
- Peace Aisha Igwe 🇳🇬 · $18
- Joy Tareq Sheikh 🇧🇩 · $3.50
- Fernanda Lima 🇧🇷 · $10
“Sending love. Thought of Damilola all day after reading this.”
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Sending love, Damilola. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes!
Thanks for sharing this, Damilola. I hope things turn around soon. After 15 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything
Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Santos.
hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Bonny
Wishing you peace, Damilola. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.