Give a donation - and make our wishes come true!
 

Behind the scenes of our romantic hands-on conservation work to protect sea turtles and their marine habitats are an array of unromantic programmes and functional requirements needed to keep our project running. Without computers, a reliable vehicle, mobile phones etc.. we can't effectively continue our valuable work to protect the local marine environment. This is the side of conservation that is not so attractive to funders and sponsors, but is absolutely vital to our work.

For a grassroots project like ours donations from the public are our most valued source of funding. Some members of the public that have visited the project and seen our work have asked us how they can help, and in the past have helped raise funds or donated much needed pieces of equipment. So, in an urgent drive to raise funds to keep the project running successfully we have compiled a ‘wish list’ of our needs.

As a grassroots project working directly in localities, donors are assured that their money goes straight to tackling the root of problems. Every penny helps, so any amount you can donate towards our wish list (below) will be greatly appreciated. Those of you kind enough to donate to our wish list can specify the item you would like to contribute towards and we will list all sponsors on our website. Those sponsors contributing over £100, or sponsoring an item in its entirety will have their name placed on a plaque in our marine centre.

Donations can be made through the website (see below) or cheques can be sent to our UK contact address: Richard Zanre, 'Lyndale', Beechcroft, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5DB, UK payable to 'Watamu Turtle Watch'.

Item Description Cost Donate
       
'Turtle ambulance' Current one was bought 2nd hand and is more than ready for retirement. The vehicle is vital not only for our field work saving turtles from nets and getting to nesting turtles, but also for our field education programmes.

£8,600 or $14700 (New)

£4,000 or $6800 (2nd hand)
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New project building 'blocks' As a result of a generous donation from the Lallie Didham Trust we now have some land to secure the future of the project. On this land we have begun to build project offices, with plans to build volunteer quarters and a community field education centre - the idea is to bring local fishermen, community groups, researchers and tourists in contact with real conservation activities

Donors are welcome to donate in the form of small ‘blocks’ of these constructions e.g. £5, £10, £25 or £50.
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Water pump Our turtle rehab tank needs a water pump and filter to greatly improve the chances of survival for our turtle patients. £350 or $630
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Medicines Medicines for our sick and injured turtles. Nearly all of our new patients require expensive antibiotic treatment. £200 or $360/year
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Computers

We have 3 computers which are in dire need of being replaced (2 are over 10 years old and all 3 are held together by replacement parts). These computers are vital for communication, information storage, administration, education programme design etc…. Without them???....well you know how reliant we all are on these machines!

2nd hand laptops and mobiles in good working condition are also most welcome and can be sent to our UK contact address (see above).

 £500 or $900 each
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Boat & engine Boat and engine to enable the project to conduct conservation awareness among creek fishermen and communities, research activities, and monitoring in a joint community patrol programme to prevent destructive fishing activities. Yamaha boat £3,350 or $6030; engine £1,350 or $2430
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Bicycles Three new bicycles for our field staff to reach the communities for a variety of our development and education work. Our current bikes are old and held together with band aids! £100 or $180 each
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Turtle tags 1000 new turtle tags: very important for the continuation of our research programme for a better understanding of sea turtle populations and migrations. £1000 or $1800
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Slide projector New slide projector for our education programme to communities and to tourists. £200 or $360
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Mobile phones Three mobile phones to replace old ones that work ineffectively and keep breaking. Mobile phones are essential for our field staff to communicate with each other and our office. £50 or $90 each
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Educational materials Marine educational materials for our library, marine centre and field education programmes including: videos, books, camera film, posters etc £500 or $900
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Binoculars Binoculars (with night vision) for our field monitoring patrols to report illegal marine exploitation activities. £200 or $360
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DVD player DVD player for marine centre. £100 or $180
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New project buildings As a result of a generous donation from the Lallie Didham Trust we now have some land to secure the future of the project. On this land we have begun to build project offices, with plans to build volunteer quarters and a community field education centre - the idea is to bring local fishermen, community groups, researchers and tourists in contact with real conservation activities

£11,000 or $19800

Donors can donate in the form of £50 or £10 ‘blocks’ of these constructions.
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If you are visiting Watamu or know someone who is and you have any of the smaller pieces of equipment on the wish list that you’d like to donate to the project then please we would love to receive such donations. If you have something you think we would like but you don’t know anyone who is visiting Watamu we have many volunteers who courier items to us. So, please contact alison@adoptaseaturtle.com to discuss possible delivery options.
Thank you for any kind support that you can offer.

Local Ocean Trust / Watamu Turtle Watch Team