The themes Ripplezoo supported are the same themes
that What About Us supports today.
Local on the ground projects began with beach clean ups and visits to animal rescue centres. Armed with gloves and bags, our volunteers could be found on beaches early mornings picking up litter and admiring the many early morning swimmers who were naturally very grateful to have bottles, cans and general waste removed for their safety. Some of them even joined us. And many a “four legged” rescue animal was grateful for a trot around the block!
Ripplezoo then started looking at ways of “rippling” further afield. Project Cameroon was born. We led a volunteer mission to a very poor town in Cameroon, West Africa called Batoufam. We recruited volunteers, raised funds, collected unused medical equipment, and then traveled to Cameroon in November 2018.
The volunteers still cannot believe we did it, and not only that but we made a second trip the following year!
Our deepest thanks to all who supported us with these trips. Ladies who attended the lunches, the golfers, nurses, and doctors who donated such valuable medical equipment. And of course, our selfless volunteers who travelled, surviving tough and dangerous conditions without complaint.
Promoting Peace Through Music
Our theme “Peace not War” brought us to Israel, leading to the current focus which is now- “What About Us”, the musical.