To all of you who have purchased Rhino Bands, stickers, candles and keyrings, all proceeds to date have gone towards the following handovers:
Total handovers value R52 300.00 as at 26/01/12
THREE DONATIONS GO HAND IN HAND.
Thank you to all who have supported the StopRhinoPoaching Fund. We have received donations from all walks of life, from within South Africa's borders and abroad. From children donating their pocket money and schools organising collections, to newlyweds giving to rhinos rather than giving each guest a small gift at their wedding tables. We have been supported by so many remarkable people, pensioners, associations, small businesses and corporates all wanting to make a difference. Thank you!
StopRhinoPoaching.com has earmarked funding towards intelligence-gathering, investigations and informant fees. To date, R220 000.00 has been spent in this regard. Investigators work closely with and support the SAPS / NWCRU initiative.
StopRhinoPoaching.com focuses on Level 1 requirements - training and equipment - as well as other areas as identified in the National Needs Analysis.
StopRhinoPoaching.com proudly initiated and sponsors the HAWKS RHINO HOTLINE - report intel directly to the SAPS HAWKS rhino investigators, 071 348 8630
TRAINING DONATION from Olienhout Republic. This remarkable residence of young men from TUKS University raised enough funding in 3 months to sponsor the training and full kit of a senior APU member from the Pilanesberg. Their on-going commitment to help rhinos should serve as an inspiration to us all and shows what can be achieved with team work and dedication.
EQUIPMENT DONATION of just over R4 000.00 was handed over by Brett Barlow to Rodney Visser, head of security for the IDALO Group in the Eastern Cape.
TRAINING DONATION of R30 000.00 towards the advanced training of 8 rangers from Eastern Cape Parks. For more information please visit our Eastern Cape Rhino Project page.
A proud moment for the 8 Eastern Cape Rangers, having just received their certificates and medals after 6 weeks of intense training. Their training was made possible thanks to: The Land Cruiser Club of South Africa, represented here by Salo de Swardt (bottom left), who collected over R80 000.00 from sponsors and the 4 x 4 community. Quemic Integrated Security Solutions, who trained the 8 rangers as part of their social responsibility program, is represented by Li Lotriet (top left) and Kassie Knoetze (top right). StopRhinoPoaching.com represented by Elise Daffue.
EQUIPMENT DONATION to the North West Parks and Tourism Board on behalf of Jacaranda 94.2, Snack Arena and The Crescent Crawlers.
In their on-going support of rhino protection in the province, Jacaranda 94.2 donated 5 torches and 3 pairs of binoculars to be utilized by the APU in Borakalalo outside Brits. Two hand-held radios were also handed over to improve communications in two other reserves, namely Mafikeng and Botsalano.
Snack Arena and Eets Footlong Time, an event catering company and service provider to amongst others Soccer City, Orlando Stadium, Coca-Cola Park and Supersport Park have been supporting StopRhinoPoaching.com since January. Their donation of R5 000 has purchased the following equipment for the Board, to be used by 3 North West Rangers currently training with Quemic: 3 torches, 3 multi-tools, 3 headlamps. Buddy kit: 2 spotting scopes, 2 pairs of binoculars and 2 binocular harnesses.
The Crescent Crawlers and Johannesburg Architecture Run participants, a group of 80 lady runners, contacted us wanting to make a donation to help rhino. The ladies have subsequently purchased 5 hand-held radios for use in Borakalao, which will improve communications within the park substantially.
Thank you for all for your invaluable contributions.
DONATION of R20 000.00 to the Onderstepoort Genetics Lab, to help fund the Rhino DNA project. Please see the Rhinos Alive Campaign on our Donate Page to see how you can help this vital project.
EQUIPMENT HANDOVER including 15 spotting scopes, 15 pairs of binoculars and 15 headlamps, all valued at R30 000.00, to the provincial field ranger candidates enrolled for the Jacaranda Training Project. These items will be used in 7 provincial rhino reserves across 3 Provinces in South Africa.
EQUIPMENT HANDOVER of a high-end Dell laptop for use by a senior investigator in high profile rhino cases.
VODACOM AIR TIME DONATION to investigators in Mpumalanga, to help cover call costs and respond to informants.
EQUIPMENT DONATION of 20 handheld radio batteries to Manyeleti Game Reserve in Mpumalanga. Radio comms remain a crucial aspect of proactive and reactive patrolling. This donation will enable field rangers to not only communicate within the reserve, but with neighbouring reserves as well.
EQUIPMENT DONATION of a metal detector to the Mpumalanga Parks and Tourism Agency.
TRAINING DONATION of a Forensics Investigation and Evidence Handling Course for a member of the Mpumalanga Parks and Tourism Agency.
EQUIPMENT DONATION of a metal detector to investigators covering a large section of the Limpopo Province, including the Naboomspruit area. A metal detector is important to help locate bullets in a carcass as well as nearby cartrdiges, which in turn are vital for ballistics, syndicate profiling and as evidence in court.
EQUIPMENT HANDOVER of four 3-Terrabyte External Hard Drives and four High Speed Portable Scanners to help investigators with evidence processing and storage.
A list of qualifying criteria needs to be met before any handover is considered. Our sincerest appreciation to Committee Members within the WRSA PROA for their valued input into all requests.
The StopRhinoPoaching Fund is made possible by Wildlife Ranching South Africa. For further information on the WRSA, please visit www.wrsa.co.za