Africa Public Radio has many “Special Projects” that we put our efforts and resources behind.
Take a look and see how you can become involved!
1. Gowns For Gals
Stellular Professional School- Kampala, Uganda Stella Nasuna, Headmistress
Because there is no “free” education in Africa, parents pull their daughters out of grade school so fees can be paid for their brothers.
Sadly, many of these young ladies end up as housekeepers or in prostitution. The school trains young women in sewing, fashion
design, hair dressing, catering, massage, advertising sales/marketing & radio production.
NEEDS:
1. Formal wear such as wedding/bridesmaid & prom dresses can be used as patterns for new outfits or altered and sold or rented.
2. Fabric is very expensive in Africa. The girls use it for sewing practice & to produce items for sale including baby clothes for local orphanages.
3. Electric sewing machines in good repair are a rarity. Most learn on old fashioned pedal machines.
Reaching 14 Million People
and Counting!
2. Computer Learning Centre
Many African students have never seen a computer. Some school children learn the keyboard by drawing one on paper.
Young people with computer skills in programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, QuickBooks, and PowerPoint can get paying jobs.
NEEDS:
1. Laptops for Yei, Sudan & Koboko, Uganda computer training centre. Laptops conserve our precious electricity which comes from
solar or small generators. Shipping costs of $4-8/pound+ make it difficult to carry desktops into remote areas.
2. Desktop CPUs (P IV or higher) can be shipped in containers into our stations in major African cities.
3. Flat panel monitors which are “multi-voltage” (110-220v) are better able to handle all-too-common power surges than old style
tube monitors.
3. Sunshine Dialysis Clinic
Victoria Bleboo, Dan’s assistant in Ghana, experienced kidney failure in 1998. Since then she has begged & borrowed the $300 weekly
for expensive dialysis treatments. Thru her we have met many others who cannot afford the treatments so go home to die. It’s our desire to
set-up a low-cost 24/7 dialysis clinic that would save the lives of many.
NEEDS:
1. New or late-model dialysis machines in good repair w manuals
2. Container loads of “disposables”- the one-time use filters and tubing sets needed by each patient
3. $25,000 to set-up the clinic, pay 1st years rent & 6 months salary for doctor, nurse and technician.
4. Tower of Power- Kampala, Uganda
Bob 92.7, Africa’s ONLY all country music fm, needs $12,500 to move its tower to Cathedral Hill. Muamar Khadfi,
Libyan President has built a beautiful Mosque at the base of the hill. From a gold-plated minaret their faithful are called to prayer
6 times daily. The Anglican Bishop has agreed to provide a no-cost 99 year land lease for our tower IF we install a large lighted
cross that would shine above the mosque & powerful speakers that would call Christians to prayer immediately before the
Muslims are called.
NEEDS:
1. $12,500 to complete the 300 foot tower. A church in Tucson, AZ has paid for the 1st 50 feet @ $50/foot.
2. $3000 for the lighted cross that will be seen nightly by 2 million
3. $5000 for the powerful speaker system that will play Gospel music and issue a Call to Prayer for local Christians.
5. Radio Station in a Suitcase
An uneasy peace treaty which ends in 2011 has temporarily stopped the senseless slaughter of millions of Sudanese Christians
by their own govt. A Gospel station is desperately needed in Juba, the capital of South Sudan and in Darfur where the genocide
continues. Utilizing tiny transmitters & antennas which are hand-carried into these remote areas allow us to launch these “pirate”
radio stations quickly
NEEDS (for each station)
1. 100 watt transmitter $3300
2. Laptop computer with automation software $2500
3. Mixer, microphones & cd player $1000
4. Antenna & transmission line $1200
5. Shipping $600 TOTAL PER STATION $8,600
6. Cars/Trucks
Strong vehicles especially diesels will be shipped to Africa. Others will be sold locally to raise needed funds.
7. Back Pack “Attack”
Most African kids have NEVER owned a back pack or school bag, yet American kids throw out the old and clamor for a new one
each year. Please help us by collecting used bags and filling them with
1. Note books/paper
2. Pencils/pens
3. Kleenex/handkerchiefs
4. Tooth paste & brush
5. Colored pencils/eraser
6. Stockings
7. Small toy truck or doll
8. Self-addressed return envelope with your address & $1 for postage (if you want the child to send back a thank you note)