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We are on schedule to start work on the Veterinary Centre soon and now the roads are down we will be able to get to the building site easily and continue working throughout the rainy season. We’ll keep you posted.
Our next target is to raise £4000 for the bore hole so if you know anyone who might help us raise the money for this important piece of the development, please do let us know. You can contact us simply by clicking here.
We are very pleased to have come so far in such a short time, thanks to some wonderful grants that we have received. We will continue to fund raise actively so that we can move quickly to complete the clinic and build the education centre. If you can help us in any way at all
It has been hugely helpful to have one of our Trustees, and Chairman of our sister Thai charity, Jakrapob Thaotad, on hand to monitor and project manage the road building. It has taken a lot of his time but what an achievement! Thanks, Jake.
So from a simple earthen track, we are well on the way to completing 270 metres of roadway from the entrance to the site to the parking and turning area at the place we have chosen for the clinic.
You can see from the skies in the photos that the rains are not far away – so it is a bit of a race against time….
This sacred ground-breaking ceremony focused on consecrating the ‘main pillar’ of the new building of the Centre. The contractors participated throughout and the pillar, of specific dimensions and precisely placed, was erected with banana shoots and sugar cane on each side and special gifts were provided. Prayers were offered that the enterprise will thrive and the site will truly become a wonderful haven for elephants and for the community. Our Thai trustee, Jakrapob Thaotad, was central to the ceremony.
It was a very special day for us as the work now gets underway.
Roads require a lot of ground preparation, and in Southern Thailand, where we have really heavy rains,
Jake, our trustee who lives in Phang Nga, is on site several days a week. Having finalised the design and costs for the road with the architect,
But the good news is that the workmen are on site, the materials arriving and the weather is good. We will bring you
Thank you to those wonderful donors who have supported us enabling us to make such a good start on our exciting project to benefit the health and welfare of needy elephants in Southern Thailand. If you would like to help us to raise money to assist us in our work please click here.
Sir Richard closely follows all developments in STEF and attends all meetings of the trustees (with Jake usually participating on Skype). He expressed his delight at the progress that had been made sine his last visit in 2018. With Jake, they discussed the plans for the new Veterinary Centre that we hope to complete within the year.
Once funds are achieved for the Veterinary Centre, we will move to build our Education Centre – as, alongside health and welfare, education is the cornerstone of conservation, and we intend actively to promote knowledge about the Asian elephant, its care, and the significance of this magnificent animal in Thai culture.
If you will help us on our way, please go here to donate, or sponsor a tree or just visit our shop and buy on line. Thank you.
The first stage is to complete the track from the road to the Clinic. This will ensure works can continue throughout the rainy season. Then we will lay the foundations for
We believe there is a very real and urgent health and welfare need
Can you help us to raise the funds we need? Our immediate need is for £17,000 for the track and we would welcome any support you may be able to give. Please just click here to donate. We will be happy recognise all donations in an appropriate way. Or please write and ask for more details by filling out the Contact Us form.
It is still only a plan, but we have commissioned an architect to produce drawings for the clinic. We have identified the site for the building and and funds already raised in 2018 have allowed us to clear the land and prepare it for building works.
The work will be staged and will progress as we can afford it. We will start with a covered yard with concrete base, stocks and an off-loading barrier.
The Centre will be a Community Support Project that will benefit elephants and their owners over a 50-mile radius. STEF Thailand will work closely with the local people, and especially with veterinarians who will be welcome to use the clinic. Please follow our News items and we will keep our supporters regularly updated as the planning proceeds.
We do need the help of our friends too. Please help us to help these magnificent animals in a practical and important way.
Solar energy is green
STEF hopes that the Ban Ton Sae site can be powered completely by solar energy, maintaining the tranquility and naturalness of the elephants’ jungle home while providing electricity for essential needs such as water pumps and lighting. In Thailand, the sun is a wonderful source of energy. But as everyone knows, Thailand also has the rainy season for six months of the year although this must not deter us. Although heavy cloud cover will reduce the solar energy that reaches the ground, light still gets through the clouds and modern technology ensures that solar panels absorb both direct light and diffuse light. After all, we wouldn’t be able to see anything on a cloudy day if light wasn’t getting through!
So, we have decided to plan for a solar energy source at the new elephant centre. We are sure this will be so much better than the expensive and environmentally disturbing erection of power lines from the mains electricity grid which is several miles away. The panels will have virtually no impact
With an average of over eight hours of strong sunshine every day between November and April, we think we have the potential to produce more than enough energy required for our needs.
This is a hugely exciting prospect and we have already started to survey the site to identify the best location for the panels – they must be on high ground to get the most sunlight during the day, and solar batteries will store the excess energy generated for use at night.
Of course all of this will cost a lot of money and we will be asking our wonderful supporters to help us meet the costs of adopting this sustainable, clean energy solution for our work – and for our elephants. If you can, please help and donate just £10 by clicking here.
We’ve been working hard to devise more plans for the elephants’ new home, but there is so much more to be done! Keep an eye out for exciting new developments that will be revealed over the coming months on the website’s News page!
Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation
Lakin Rose,
Cambridge House,
Camboro Business Park,
Girton, Cambridge,
CB3 0QH, UK
Email: info@southernthailandelephants.org
Tel: 07440 514362
Registered charity number: 1176322