March has and will continue to be a busy month for the Empower Team.
We've passed a few critical milestones over the last week. We held our first Annual General Meeting (thanks to all those who came!) as a part of our affiliation requirement with ARC (UNSW's student body).
We handed in our application for an Off-Campus activity grant (Monday 17th) and our affiliation application (Wednesday 19th). We are currently awaiting word from ARC with regard to our affiliation and our progress with our grant application. Here's hoping!
A decision was made to split the strategic focus of the team's leadership; Leesa focusing primarily on fundraising and publicity while I will be focusing on the strategic details of the project itself. We are hoping that this will provide the effort with greater depth and focus.
We are hoping to set up an important meeting between the Energy Forum and UOM next week. The Energy Forum (EF) is currently recommending the village of Kirigalpotta in the Moneragala District (more towards the East of Sri Lanka). Asoka of EF has said that their coordinator has identified two pockets of communities, one with 10 families and the other with 11 that ought to suit our project.
Over the next two weeks I will be focusing on revising the details of our current project proposal and trying to get as much media (Photographs and Video) of the village site and the sentiments of the community. This sort of media will greatly boost our chances of obtaining funding.
Leesa and the rest of our team will be focusing primarily on sponsorship contacts and organizing fundraisers.
Keep posted..
Over and Out,
Shanil
We've passed a few critical milestones over the last week. We held our first Annual General Meeting (thanks to all those who came!) as a part of our affiliation requirement with ARC (UNSW's student body).
We handed in our application for an Off-Campus activity grant (Monday 17th) and our affiliation application (Wednesday 19th). We are currently awaiting word from ARC with regard to our affiliation and our progress with our grant application. Here's hoping!
A decision was made to split the strategic focus of the team's leadership; Leesa focusing primarily on fundraising and publicity while I will be focusing on the strategic details of the project itself. We are hoping that this will provide the effort with greater depth and focus.
We are hoping to set up an important meeting between the Energy Forum and UOM next week. The Energy Forum (EF) is currently recommending the village of Kirigalpotta in the Moneragala District (more towards the East of Sri Lanka). Asoka of EF has said that their coordinator has identified two pockets of communities, one with 10 families and the other with 11 that ought to suit our project.
Over the next two weeks I will be focusing on revising the details of our current project proposal and trying to get as much media (Photographs and Video) of the village site and the sentiments of the community. This sort of media will greatly boost our chances of obtaining funding.
Leesa and the rest of our team will be focusing primarily on sponsorship contacts and organizing fundraisers.
Keep posted..
Over and Out,
Shanil
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