Solar Panels information

Here is the latest:

I am going out to the women's group to assess the site (aka the labor costs) today at 5pm with the guy that runs the solar panel shop. I plan to get them one solar panel that will supply light for three light bulbs and one socket with two plug holes (i SO don't know electricity terminology so sorry) that will be able to charge small appliances (aka cell phones although thats a bad example because they dont have cell phones sorry I am spacey right now)

I have blisters from running around Moshi in this 80 degree dry weather to make this happen. So far, here are the cost estimates:
555,000 tanzanian shillings for the solar panel I just mentioned ($450 USD)
500,000 tanzanian shilings for labor, the socket, and all the wiring and other necessary parts, is my overestimation of the remaining costs

The total should be around $600 usd but possibly closer to $700. I have to front the money NOW cuz I leave Moshi on Saturday morning, so if you are such an angel (as some of you have already offered, makes me so happy) and would like to help out, even the smallest amount, just e-mail me and give me a number if possible, although an estimate or range of your pledge-ability is completely great as well (I just need something to work with) and then we will go from there.

Mom can you help me figure out my bank account number to my Wells Fargo africa trip account? We might be able to arrange a direct deposit into that account. If not, the good old fashioned written checks are an option.

Thank you immensely. I want you to know of another possibility. My friends Holly and Lucy from the UK teach at a nursery school with 90 children crammed into a room the size of a bathroom -- I am NOT exaggerating, I didn't believe it until I saw it myself. 90 kids and can you believe how quickly they spread disease when they sit practically on top of eachother in a mud hut the size of a bathroom? They are building a new classroom for the kids, but the benches (timber costs) are astronomical, making the whole thing close to $1000 dollars. They have already raised a bunch through e-mails to home, but Holly cried her heart out last night fearing she just can't get together enough money in time to make it happen (she just needed people to pledge money to her as she will go into debt just paying for the whole thing at once). I gave her a bunch of money last night and I wanted to let you know that if for some reason I am pledged far more than enough for this solar panel, I would like, if it is okay with you, to give the remainder to build Tumaini Nursery's classroom. Chris will you explain to me why friends and family in the UK don't donate as much? I can't believe how hard its been for these girls to raise anything.

Anyway, all this to say, there are enough needs here to guarantee that every dollar you pledge will find itself 100% invested into the solar panel, or secondly, the classroom. Theres no bureaucracy to deal with:)

THANK YOU AGAIN for your support honestly I cant wait to take pictures and show you how the whole thing winds up looking. I am THRILLED to give them sustainable electricity, no bills necessary, and no damaging the environment.

Much love,
Suzy

Email me with any questions and inqueries of course: priceless5@gmail.com