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Samantha at WildlifeDirect has just told me that Kevin, a man in England who works in the music business, has agreed to sponsor Jules Aloma, the leader of Troop 1 of the Advance Force. This costs $244 per month and is split the following way: Salary supplement: $87 Accommodation: $15 (this is in Mutsora in the park) Patrol Rations: $33 Basic Equipment and Uniform: $37 (this includes boots, tent and backpack) Ranger Pension Scheme: $15 Medical Cover: $20 Transport: $37 (this is part of the cost of 3 dedicated vehicles for us) Thank you very much Kevin. This makes a big difference to the Advance Force. We are 49 men, divided into 3 Troops. I am the Commander. Jules is the leader of Troop 1, his brother Joseph Aloma is the leader of Troop 2 and Honore Balikwisha is the leader of Troop 3. Each Troop is comprised of 3 Sections, and the leader. At the moment WildlifeDirect pays our salary bonuses and supports our patrols with rations, transport, equipment etc. They are trying to get all the Advance Force sponsored by people in other countries. For example I am sponsored by Happy Hollow Zoo. Joseph is sponsored by Stratton Elementary School. Delphin is sponsored by Georgina. Deo is sponsored partially by Rachelle and her friends. I have asked WildlifeDirect for a full list - because Kavusa, Isaya, Mwaka and Emmanuel are also partially sponsored. So that means that now 4 of us are totally sponsored, out of the 49.
This photo was taken of Jules in the Tshiaberimu gorilla sector earlier this month.
This is Jules, again in Tshiaberimu, with his uncle Bukala who works in the area.
Here I am on the left, with Joseph (sitting), Balikwisha and Jules (in white). Thank you for all your donations to the Advance Force.
4 Comments posted on "Thank you Kevin for sponsoring Jules Aloma, leader of Troop 1 of the Advance Force"
Heather V. on June 21st, 2007 at 10:03 am
Congratulations to Jules, and thank you to Kevin! It is wonderful to see the support for the Rangers continue to grow particularly in light of the difficult situations you have recently been working in.
Wanda on June 21st, 2007 at 11:21 am
THANK YOU KEVIN — YOU ARE A GOOD PERSON——ONE MUST GIVE TO GET— LOVE TO YOU——
Elie Mundima » Blog Archive » My Rangers - and what you can do to help on September 5th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
[…] I would like to provide an update of my Rangers who are sponsored to date. As you know there are 49 of us in the Advance Force, of which I am the leader. We were formed as an emergency unit for Virunga National Park, and as such move around the park as the situations dictate - like with the current emergency. It costs $244 to sponsor a Ranger. The breakdown of this is listed here. […]
Frustrated Donor on October 19th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
It is impossible to donate money through this site; I entered $20 in the one time donation spot, both as “$20″ and as “$20.00″. This message came up after I clicked on the “Donate” button.” The link you have used to enter the PayPal system contains an incorrectly formatted item amount.” I really want to give money. Please fix your site. Post a comment
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