Cameras?

It seems my travel blog is suddenly turning into more of a charity blog. Although less of an entertaining read, it is a good way for me to drum up support for certain projects.

As you may know, I have been active with an entrepreneurship club at the school. The learners and I have been finding ways of making money, essentially with a few micro-businesses. Several months back I came up with the idea to start a small photo project with the club. As I found out, photos are in high demand in the village. Being the only one with a camera, learners and community members are constantly asking me to take their pictures for them. I recognized it as an easy and quick way for the club to make money. The only problem of course is getting our hands on a digital camera.

So, I wrote home a few months back and my very helpful parents threw a couple unused cameras in the mail. If all went as planned we were supposed to have the cameras in July and have the photo project up and running in time for term 3 this September. However, the cameras never made it. Now two months overdue, I have little hope that they will ever find their way through the less than perfect African mail system.

Now to the reason of this post; I need cameras. I am not looking for brand new, latest technology cameras, only old used ones that are collecting dust somewhere (digital and preferably with rechargeable batteries). The rate at which technology changes these days, I know it is not uncommon to have old cameras lying around that you just don’t know how to properly dispose of. This is the perfect way to dispose of them. The learners here can get the opportunity to get their hands on some technology, make money, and have a heck of a lot of fun doing it. If you have an old camera that you would like to send over, send me an email and I will get you the information.

Tangi unene!