We are currently in the process of building a solar dryer and a storage unit/office in Bombo Majimoto , and we need your support! The solar dryer is crucial to fully prepare our crops for storage and gain more control over the volatile weather and the rainy seasons. For example, we are currently growing hot peppers, and when thoroughly dried they can later be ground into powder and sold in higher-value markets. With current project funds, we have already purchased the solar dryer. Now we must pay for the materials to be transported to Bombo, which will be an additional cost of 500,000 TSH, or $240. *NOT our solar dryer, but our inspiration/modelThe storage unit, or stoo, will provide a collective space for our Partners to safely store their crops once dried. This will allow our products to have a longer shelf life, and will give us more control over the weather and the markets. For example, when properly stored, garlic keeps for over 4 months. We can then have flexibility in going to market within that time and sell when the prices are highest.Since we have already exhausted many of our funds purchasing the solar dryer and paying for inputs in our current garlic harvest, we really need your support! The following are a list of items we still need to purchase in order to build our storage unit/office space. Please consider contributing to the construction:4,000 Bricks = 400,000 TSH = $19050 bags of Cement = 725,000 = $345Mixer for Cement = 25,000 TSH = $12Large Rocks for the Foundation = 300,000 TSH = $143Small Rocks for the Foundation = 100,000 TSH = $4813 Pieces of Rebar = 221,000 TSH = $10547 Pieces of Tin for Roof = 564,000 TSH = $269Wood for Roof = 300,000 TSH = $143Nails = 24,000 TSH = $11Door = 125,000 TSH = $603 Windows = 240,000 = $95Benches for Office = 360,000 TSH = $171Transportation for Remaining Materials = 700,000 TSH = $334Price for Contractor and Team = 700,000 = $334Your money can go a long way!For $25, you can purchase mixer for cement and nailsFor $50, you can purchase the small rocks for the foundationFor $100, you can purchase the rebar to solidify the roof or all 3 windowsFor $200, you can purchase all 4,000 bricksFor $500, you can purchase the cement and large rocks for the foundation, or all transportation*NOT our solar dryer, but our inspiration/modelThank you all so much! Any contribution will help greatly. With your support, I know we can sucessfully meet our fundraising goal and build these structures that will help turn our project into a self-sustaining business!For more information about the Bombo Project, please check out our Facebook , Twitter and Blog.
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