Mazda truck with people. © SAWC.
35 kg front load industrial washing machine. © SAWC.
In 2009/10, The Rufford Foundation provided a grant of £25,000 to the Southern African Wildlife College.
The grant was used towards the purchase of capital equipment which was much needed to cater for the students and guests visiting the College, improve efficiency and replace old and worn out equipment.
The funding went towards purchasing a new IT server and software which has added to the productivity of staff and students, as well as providing up to date training packages for the conservation management courses.
A light delivery van was also purchased, replacing a very old truck, and now providing safe transport for routine maintenance trips and the weekly collections of supplies and stock for the College from local merchants who are all based some distance away.
The final items bought were a 35 kg front loading industrial washing machine, a 35 kg dryer and a 1.6 m industrial roller ironing machine, which were added to the laundry equipment to ensure that the College has adequate capacity to wash and iron the necessary linen, towels, table clothes, curtains, blankets and clothing on campus. The College has in the past two years increased the accommodation capacity from 100 to 174 beds and as such the new machinery will assist the College tremendously in future years to provide a better standard of service to the students and guests.
