FUNDRAISING

Baboon Matters is always appreciative of any financial help to cover the following expenses:

Manpower - R8 100
The baboon monitors help to keep the baboons out of villages.  In addtion to reducing conflicts and further attacks on baboons, we will be training future monitors and adding to our very limited pool of experienced monitors - this is absolutely essential!

Uniforms for the Monitors - R5400
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) have been fantastic and have supplied rain gear, warm jackets and wellies for the guys, but we still need to get the monitors into clearly identifiable uniforms suitable for all weather conditions.

Double Page Advert in the False Bay Echo - R7000
Two years ago we ran a very successful feature in the Echo - it helped hugely with fund-raising, education and overall awareness.  I think this type of expenditure is vital for the reasons stated above and it seems that the time is ripe to run another feature.

Actual costs - R5000
Baboon Matters would like to raise money to cover items such as cellphone costs, petrol and veterinary costs.  When we have emergencies, there is no additional budget at all, yet petrol costs, emergency cellphone calls and basic pathology investigation all need to be paid for.  The staff at Fourways Veterinary Clinic are wonderful and support the baboons fantastically.


WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MONEY GENERATED BY BABOON MATTERS THROUGH OUR WALKS?

All proceeds of the walking with baboons tours are ploughed straight back into the project.
We have been able to support the Baboon Monitor Project through the walks specifically
through:

Paying for additional casual wages when extra monitors are needed, for example if we are experiencing an unusual situation and need additional manpower, or if monitors are sick and replacements are required. On average we pay for between 3 - 5 casual days weekly.

Through our walks donations have been made to supply the monitors with effective outdoor uniforms. Baboon Monitors has supplied hats, caps, T-shirts, name badges, shoes, socks and some rain gear.

It is essential that the monitors maintain contact with each other whilst on the mountain - both for safety reasons and for efficiency in getting the baboons out of the villages. Baboon Matters supplies airtime for cell phone contact amongst the monitors.

Transport - the transport budget is extremely limited and Baboon Matters pays all petrol costs over and above the actual transporting of monitors to and from work daily. For example, collecting injured baboons, dispersing males, if the monitors cannot find the baboons and need to be moved to a new area etc etc.

Dispersing males and injured baboons take huge amounts of time as well as airtime and telephone costs, food for the baboons whilst they recover and all unseen costs.

Residents of villages affected are not charged for their first walk with the baboons, all costs associated are born by Baboon Matters.

On average at least one third of those participating in our walks are non-paying - either as part of impoverished school groups, NGO outings or educationals for interest groups.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Baboon Matters Standard Bank – Blue Route Account No: 27 003 6512 Branch Code: 02 56 09 20