GivePower Foundation Receives Grant From Bank of America to Build Solar Powered Desalination Systems for Clean Water Creating Sustainable Sources of Clean Water for Rural Villages in Developing Countries CHARLOTTE – GivePower Foundation received a $250,000 grant from the Bank of America to support its newest initiative, bringing safe water to dry, coastal communities in developing areas. GivePower’s mission is…
Visiting Kenya’s Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy In the heart of Kenya’s Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy is the Reteti Elephant Orphanage – a sanctuary for abandoned and orphaned elephants. Reteti is the first community-owned elephant sanctuary in Africa and it is at the forefront of a conservation movement that is helping to reduce human and wildlife conflict in the region Reteti is located…
Kenya: Site of GivePower’s Solar Water Farm Kiunga, Kenya is a small fishing community of about 3500 people located just a few miles south of the Somalian border. The village is situated along the coast of the stunning Indian Ocean and the area is home to an important marine conservation reserve. It’s also an area that has suffered extreme drought…
GivePower: Building a School in a Remote Mali Village In late 2008, my executive team and I took a retreat that was anything but traditional. It wasn’t two nights in Hawaii, or a 5-star resort in Tulum. Instead, we ventured to Mali, where we volunteered to build a school in a remote village. It was a real roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-to-work kind of…
Conservation Project in Congo’s Virunga National Park Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is considered among the most bio-diverse areas on the planet and home to many critically endangered animals. It is also one of the most dangerous conservation projects in the world. GivePower Executive Director, Barrett Raftery, with some of the heroic rangers of Virunga National…