thank you for your response and I will check out your links, and look forward to any other input you may have.
Concerning my truck, as stated in my website, I’ve been living in it for the past three years, with solar panels on the roof, which gave me this idea in the first place. I would prefer to take it with me, as it is my beloved home. But I guess it would be dangerous to drive through Sudan etc.? Perhaps shipping it from Alexandria would be better?
Ethiopia sounds like a good place where I might try to start this project. Is there any internet through mobile phone? I need regular internet connection for my business.
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Ok. Just give me some time to find you suitable organization. But if there will be some emailing, will you pay money to these organization or you want charity organization.
Right now I’m leaning towards driving straight down to Kenya and setting up village bases in all the countries between, possibly including Syria. I will try to find some sponsors in Europe before I leave and fill up my truck a bit. I do not plan to pay anyone for emailing but am looking for organisations in each country to help me with networking an advice.
Following are the answers to your questions:
do you think this is a feasible idea?
# The idea is brilliant but I don’t think I know about all African regions. As for what is written in the website; I see that bad guys will not leave civilians become dependant or will try to steal any of the equipment.Here in Egypt, I think your idea is perfect, and will find many organizations that will back you. As for Egyptians, you will find a fertalized land to plant skills and even you can find them aware a little bit.
I am prepared to go down there myself and help this get off the
ground. Do you think it will be safe for me in my Mercedes diesel truck?
# As I mentioned above, I don’t think so unless you get governments’ approvals. Again, here in Egypt, you won’t find a safer place but in this country and you will find many organizational activities everywhere.
do you think there is a danger that the villages might instead sell
the solar panels and equipment I give them in order to feed their
families?
# Absolutely. Do you think you’re going to give these things without primary supervision or even without consulting governmental authorities on how to protect all these equipments.
do you recommend any villages or areas of Africa where I should
start? Do you have any contacts there with which I can email in
advance to help set this up?
# You can kick off in Sudan where you can find a more organized government there. Asking for my help, I think I can only provide you with necessary information here in Egypt only.
can you suggest any aid organization which could help my network?
# If in Egypt, yes.
do you have any suggestions how I could promote my concept to the
west, for support?
# you can use the concept of fighting any possible future extremist or terirorits; the idea of fighting poverty and spreading knowledge. Also, going from the point that Africa can be a better place where Western can invest and do other activities.
thank you very much for your detailed response and I will get back to you later once I process all these emails. If you can recommend any organisations in Sudan or Egypt for me to approach I an slowly start organising everything.
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about your questions:
do you think this is a feasible idea?
R:Yes it’s feasible idea and very genuine
I am prepared to go down there myself and help this get off the
ground. Do you think it will be safe for me in my Mercedes diesel
truckafest?
R:The s country in Africa it’s Tunisia(north africa)
But for countries like Cameroun,Gabon,Ghana (west africa),you should there have good knowledge of peoples and have a solid contact so you can be safe in your truck,and i think when you make a public Relation works with the officials authority to the land you chose to install your project and execute so this make you known and you will be safe in the country and you will not have problem sure.because you help peoples so peoples will help you.
do you think there is a danger that the villages might instead sell
the solar panels and equipment I give them in order to feed their
families?
R:Dangereous no,but give feed it’s not also solution so you should learn thoses peoples how they can sell ,when you settle a supervisor in each village learn peoples how they can do for sell.
do you recommend any villages or areas of Africa where I should
start? Do you have any contacts there with which I can email in
advance to help set this up?
R:You have a lot of countries in Africa i give you for example:Gabon;Muritanie,Tunisia,Nigeria
yes i have some contacts there
can you suggest any aid organization which could help me network?
R i am working to have all thoses organisations inf
do you have any suggestions how I could promote my concept to the
west, for support?
R:Like i told you ,you should work with official authority of the land you chose and you should make a public relation plan for promote accordignly your project with making solid contact with the officials authority
thank you for your response, I will log your info and get back to you in the future. If you think of any further suggestions till then, I would be glad to hear them.
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Good morning to you and thank you for the email. Wow, thats something really good that you would like to do. I am based in South Africa, do you have an idea where in Africa would you like to do this?
after the responses I’ve received so far I am leaning towards driving down to Kenya from Bulgaria next year and setting up a village in Syria, Egypt and the other countries in between. Start there so far and expand to the rest of the continent from there. Have a year to research this. Any suggestions you might have would be great.
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hey there!
i am gonna send this all my friends, lets see if we can get some response for U!
i love the idea!!
i am afraid this couple of month i cannot help i am broke, but after that i would love to send U little bit money at least…
talk to you later, take good care, good luck!
hey Ilkin, good to hear from ya. No need to struggle with cash but passing onto friends is great cause it can lead to great things! I guess I already told you that I drove through Turkey and spent two years on the Turkish side of Cyprus? Love the people!