In August 2020 we received an emergency request from the Elephant Hospital camp in Myanmar, a partner we have been supporting for several years. Due to heavy rains, a flash flood hit the camp one night and caused a lot of damage, in particular to the veterinary camp equipment and to the solar power system for the camp. Luckily no elephants or staff were injured.
We provided funds to repair the electrical system but right about that time the country went into lockdown due to Covid-19 and it was no longer possible for technical support staff to travel to the camp and repair the equipment.
Now we can share some good news. After one and a half years, the solar power has recently been completely fixed and the camp once again has power.
Additional precautions were taken in the event of future floods. Batteries and other solar power equipment were moved to the roof area, out of reach from water and curious elephants, alike.
THANK YOU to the camp staff who worked very hard to clean up and install new equipment and to our field partner Life in Oozie Village Ecohut for their assistance in purchasing new batteries and converters and for arranging technical support to travel to the camp and repair the system!