sorry I had it set to notify me of follow-ups (I thought) but I didn’t get the email! Thanks a lot for the offer. We have the minimum number of students now, so we are going ahead, but if there is anything you could contribute, it would be great because as it is we’re not going to be able to pay the locals who are helping to organize. I was intending to give one (Said) 300 euros.

They will benefit from the course itself of course, but they’ll be working too so not able to take full advantage, and in a place like that, where they have little… he will lose money he could have earned with his stall. They are sound people, but it would increase our goodwill and credibility to be able to pay them. Labouring, if they work from dawn to dusk, they can get aobut 25 euros a day.

They have already done a lot of work, and made us really welcome when we have visited. It’s just a thought. Thanks
Andy (at tribalnetworks.org)

i would suggest that you contact the GEF Small Grants Programme which is active in morocco. here’s some contact info
http://sgp.undp.org/index.cfm?module=SGP&page=ContactCountry&CountryID=MOR
probably they would be interested in supporting either this course, or any other future activities you intent to hold. they give grants up to 50,000 USD, however eligible grantees are national NGOs and they need to have a project proposal. i don’t know if they still have funds and still accept applications. anyway it’s not bad idea to reach them.
wish you all the best
greetings from syria

It’s a nice idea, but it’s a lot of money. I’ve been asking around but don’t know many well-off people. I was asking for a loan, not a donation, but either or a combination would make the difference.

The main cost now is to get Dave over from Australia. You’re right, the actual costs there are very small, and with the bookings we have, our contacts over there say they can manage. The accommodation will be with local people, whom we’ll pay, and other than that it’s just food, transport and a nice big shelter from the sun, for the actual sit-down part of the coursework.

From what I can see online the flights would be about 1500 euros (it’s gone up now because it is closer in time). If anyone’s in a position to help out with that, it would be great. Failing that a loan. I could undertake to pay it back myself, before the end of this year. I’m owed quite a lot myself by someone, and I’ve already started the court process.