Zambia re-supply

Last Zambia PETs before re-supply

Post re-supply reports & photos

update 20 September:
container to sail in two days!
“Just a quick follow-on update on the Zambia Shipment.  The Container is at the port waiting to be loaded on the ship.  Estimated sailing  is Wed 22 Sept.  The loading was completed early Thursday afternoon and moved to the Jacksonville truck terminal about 7 PM Thursday evening.  This morning, Monday 20 Sept it moved to the port here in Jacksonville.  We have all necessary papers including certificates for:  – survey for seaworthyness and form showing weight of shipment  at 46,040 Lbs –  both received.  Everything  a “GO” as of this time.  Again — “THANKS” to all who helped make this happen.  Below is a summary of the items shipped to Zambia:  (Note: 334 Packages {Boxes/containers etc} – 46,040 Lbs in all)” DaveQ

Editor’s note: in order to pay for the shipping, New Life Center diverted $8K from other projects. Please donate and designate your gift for Zambia re-supply. If you wish, make a designated donation via PayPal:

update 20 August 2010: last PETs until new parts come

update 16 August 2010: $14.4K in parts still needed

For many years there has been a PET cart production site in Zambia.  This Affiliate is a part of the New Life Center in Kitwe. In August they will be suspending production at the shop because of the lack of parts.  Over recent months they have produced and distributed hundreds of PET carts in this part of Africa.

The goal for PET Zambia is to build 500 PET carts at a rate of roughly 45 per month as soon as the needed parts arrive. An appeal has gone out to all of the PET Affiliates across the United States to stretch their budgets to include helping in some way with this re-supply effort. Thus far there have been about a third of the needed parts donated.  Some of the parts such as tires and bearings will have to be purchased.  There is still about $37,000 worth of parts to be gathered.

If you have the capacity to give toward this worthy effort to re-supply the PET Zambia Affiliate, won’t you please consider doing so?  Every donation will make a difference in providing the Gift of Mobility in this country. Please donate and designate your gift for Zambia re-supply. If you wish, make a designated donation via PayPal:

Update from Rev. Dickson – PET Zambia “PET Master”

New Life Center PET riders