'URGENT NEED'

4-Down! We have 4 vehicles down this week and 
we urgently need to replace our existing fleet of old vehicles with new ones.
these Toyota land cruisers are ideal for the terrain and needs of project o !
we are looking for companies, churches or individuals to come forward and
sponsor 2 of these vehicles immediately or to DONATE a vehicle today so that we can
continue our VITAL WORK!

15,000-20,000 pounds ($30,000) R250,000 Each

COME ON SOMEBODY-STEP UP.

email;
martin@projecto.org.za

One life- Mentorship Program

One Life

A unique mentoring program. In association with Project O

‘It was March last year when I exited a huge helicopter from 2800 feet with the top skydivers in the world landing on a crowded beach in Vietnam that I realised something. After landing and setting a new Guinness world record for skydiving on six continents in a week which would land me on live BBC television (along with connecting me to key individuals around the world) - I realised that I was in fact living my dream. I reminded myself that just ten years earlier, not only did I have a phobia of flying, but I was one of life’s biggest drop outs that struggled to even get out of bed’

If you want to live your dream then this is for you!

Your life will soon expire. Sooner- much sooner than you anticipate!
So what will you do with this short term of your natural life?
Self victory is vital or as someone once put it,
Personal mastery is mission critical!
The biggest battle you will ever fight is the one with yourself!
Once that is won-anything is possible!

This is a unique programme for nurturing and facilitating people to maximise their potentials in life through coaching,
Motivation, principle sharing, inspiring and mentoring

This is a life mentoring program. It is a life training centre operated independently to Project O. However one of the aims other than the personal development of its participants is to utilise this internship programme to promote Project O and to directly raise funds through the skydive sponsorship. The program costs the charity nothing and in the process significantly raises not only the profile but funds directly through sponsorship.
In addition to the accommodation costs you will need to raise 1000 pounds minimum (there is no maximum)each through sponsorship for your tandem skydive that you will execute on your first day of the course in the spectacular valley of a thousand hills here in Kwa zulu natal, South Africa!
Altogether – 12 interns bringing 12,000 pounds through this sponsorship (per month) can and will explode the work of project O to new heights. The focus of this particular income will be on sponsoring children directly, purchasing new quad bikes to reach them and training new staff to teach the children. When the internship reaches its full capacity we will be adding 600 new sponsored children each year! Come and have a life changing experience and permanently change the lives of hundreds of orphans as a direct result! Also contributing towards the building projects.
This is a 3 week course. We have crammed much in to this course that could easily have run for 3-4 months to open it up to a large number of people that just can’t afford to take off 4 months!
So come- you will never be the same again!
It had been said that friendship is born out of shared experience. You will make life long friend through this intense experience!
What are you waiting for?
Contact us today at
martin@projecto.org.za

Realize your own unique form of genius.
This mentoring program is about moving people through the roadblocks that stand between them and their dreams.
Things like fear, procrastination, lack of clarity, and no sense of purpose of passion.
You will learn radical principals that will set you apart from the crowd. We will be covering topics such as
· Vision
· The brevity of life
· Contribution
· Risk taking
· Communication

All this whilst having incredible day excursions to the rural mountains and getting hands on experience in the day to day running’s of Project O. Not to mention playing a significant part in the construction of one of our 100%, ZERO CARBON FOOT PRINT children’s homes that are getting the attention of people all over the world!
Get involved in something that is much bigger than you!
You will learn how to shift from a full-time job to full-time voluntary dream work.-To full time paid dream work. How would you feel if ultimately you could write your own job description? That’s when living your dream really becomes a reality!
THAT SHOULD BE YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL!
You will learn how on this life changing course.

looking forward to hearing from you!

Martin Downs

Founder/Director

Project O

Counting the days!!

Not long now for the 5 siblings before its the big move in day!!

Room with a view!

Here cindy and her brothers, Ali, Linda, Lyle and Clinton peer out of their new bedroom window!

Not a bad view; A mountain and a beautiful dam!

Urgent funding request

Once in a while!

Every once in a while you meet a person worth investing in with out limits.

After interviewing for a PA position Project O has found such a person. Her name is Liz and her story is remarkable. She fled WAR TORN RWANDA as a child with 'bullets flying over my head' she says.

A decade later after spending years in KENYA and Johannesburg working as a PA for a large company she found her way down to Kwa zulu natal.

It's amazing what a decade can do!

She is a unique find and definitely worth the investing in. We require the immediate funding necessary to keep her on full time staff. Experienced in marketing and fund raising she would be a huge asset to the work here and in reality within a month or two would fully cover her own salary and contribute significantly to our operations. Not to mention she will free the director up considerably to do what only he can do at this stage.

Please consider fully funding Liz's salary to keep her on board and in the process - continually developing the work of Project O!

For more information please contact martin@projecto.org.za asap

On with the roof!

The future of global orphan support

Zero Carbon foot print

THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL ORPHAN SUPPORT

PLAY YOUR PART!

Our homes will become famous the world over for their unique qualities;

They are simply put-

1) REVOLUTIONARY

2) CUTTING EDGE

3) INNOVATIVE

4) MARKETABLE

5) THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL ORPHAN SUPPORT

We are in need of funding on an on going basis for the following items.

This is what sets us apart from all other children's homes!

Using the following -

1. 200W Air X breeze wind turbines - - R 14 640.00 each
2. 130W PV solar panel - R 7 700.00 each
3. 60A MPPT controller - R 5 775.00 each
4. 102A 12V calcium battery - R 1 450.00 each
5. 2000W inverter - R 11 330.00 each
6. Wind turbine mounting pole and bracket – R 2 750.00 each
7. Solar powered geyser R 40,000 each

TOTAL COSTS IS R 134,000 OR $ 13,500 USD OR 9571 BRITISH POUNDS

SPONSOR TODAY AND SET AN EXAMPLE TO THE WORLD.

BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORLD'S FIRST ZERO CARBON FOOTPRINT CHILDREN'S HOME!

CONTACT

martin@projecto.org.za

On with the roof........

We have started to put the roof on the children's home. We are thatching our roof  and we have the top thatcher in South Africa doing the job for us! We are so excited this job is more complicated than most as we have had to design a metal frame work to hold the wind turbines and solar panels in place. They will sit directly on the pitch of th

e house and are quite heavy. Here are a few photos of the progress. Not long now and the family will be able to move in.

Is there any way that you can help?

So many of our orphans have disabilities. The main one that we come across is Cerebral Palsy. We have 8 orphans with this condition and it really breaks my heart. If these children were in a western country they would be well cared for, they would be in schools that help them to learn and grow mentally, they would be in physio to help their muscles and joints to be more limber. They would have interaction with children who are in the same situation as they are and they would have a chance at having a life.
The children here have NONE of this.They get to lie on a mat on the floor, ignored by everyone. Not touched, not talked to, not loved.
When we go to visit these children I really struggle to fight back the tears. I get down with them and hold their hand. I talk to them in my broken Zulu and I pray for them.
How do they respond? They laugh and smile and try to talk back to me. It really doesn't take much to make them feel special, but sadly the families of these orphans just don't get it and this breaks my heart.
We need people to come and volunteer, to come and spend time with these families and teach them how to make the child's life better. We need physiotherapists to come and teach the Grandmothers and aunts how to touch and manipulate the children's arms and legs.
CAN YOU HELP?????

This is Sindi and she is now living with us for 5 days a week. Sindi and her 3 brothers lost their parents to AIDS 2 years ago and have been living with their grand-mother and great grand-mother ever since.Before their parents passed away the children were able to go to a good English speaking school, where they were getting a decent education, however when their parents passed away the children had to move in with their grandmothers who live in a VERY rural community. The school there is very bad and the level of education incredible poor, in fact after spending time in these schools I wonder if it is even worth the children going!! its really that bad!Sindi and 2 of her brothers now have sponsors and Sindi's sponsor is a lady from Northern Ireland called Catherine. While Catherine was here visiting she had a chance to spend time with Sindi and talked about school with her. Sindi told us how that kids in the rural school hate her because she speaks and writes English and because she wants to be a doctor when she is older.Jealousy is a cruel thing and Sindi dreaded going to school every day because of the other children.Catherine's heart went out to this beautiful, bright little girl and she decided to pay for Sindi to go to one of the best schools in the area!!!!!!!!What an amazing gift to give this little girl.Yesterday was Sindi's 1st day at school and she LOVED it!As her home is too far from the new school Sindi is now going to be staying with us 5 days a week and going home at weekends. We are so excited to have her with us. She is one of the sweetest girls that I have ever met and I am so excited to see her grow.Catherine thankyou so much for making this dream come true for Sindi. We love and appreciate you and cant wait for your next visit!!!!!!xxx

Can you help?

HI guys.....so here in the problem. We need to get Amahle into Pre-School asap but Hle can not afford to pay for it. We really cant afford to do it either so I am making a request to all my old Soul Action friends, my BCC friends and any one else who feels like they would like to help this little girl start her education, PLEASE help us.Amahle turned 2 last september and is such a bright little girl. Hle really wants to give her the best education but just doesnt have the money to do so and is really stressed out about this.For those of you who have been to stay with us...remember the little pre-school across the road from us? Its called Bears. Well that is the pre-school that we want to get her into. I called them today and they told me that it would be R850 a month. Thats about 60 Pounds or about $122 a month.If I can get a few people to give on a monthly basis that would be an awesome help. Every little bit would help.Please pray about it (if you pray ;-) )And please message me if you feel that you could contribute towards this little girls education.Thanks GuysLove you all. Vashti