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Report on Ripplezoo walk from Arklow to Greystones on Saturday September 12th 2020 Itinerary 8am Meet up in Arklow Bay Hotel carpark. 10.30am Bay Café in Brittas – a feast of bacon & egg rolls and a […]
The upgraded Well now serve the hospital & the entire community of Batoufam. At the school the trench is complete and covered.
Ripplezoo with His Excellency Nayang Toukam Inocent in 2018 At a recent press conference, His excellency Nayang Toukam Inocent , King of Batoufam for the last 31 years, presented an Event which will take place at […]
After months of fundraising and preparation we are back again in the town of Batoufam, West Cameroon where we started three projects in 2018 focusing on health and education. The renovation of a school, bringing sanitation […]
Needless to say, our visit back to the region of Batoufam was very much appreciated by many to include his majesty King Innocent. In particular, Tom our engineer mentioned the need to stand back and work […]
Day 1 was an early start, out of bed at 3 am for a 6 am flight to Paris and then a seven-hour flight on to Yaoundé, Cameroon. The last couple of weeks have been hectic; […]
The primary school was our biggest project in Batoufam. We were a little apprehensive returning to the school. Last year we renovated and painted 3 classrooms. We also provided a full set of schoolbooks to the […]
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting St Gerard’s School in Bray to talk to students from 3-6th year about Ripplezoo and the work we do. I couldn’t have asked for a more polite, […]
The Orangery, in the stunning Killruddery house played backdrop to the recent JUJU fashion show raising much needed funds for Ripplezoo. Curated exclusively by Juliet Ledwidge, who is travelling to Cameroon with the charity this November. […]
On the plane leaving Cameroon last December I made a promise to myself that I would never go back. The trip was way tougher than any of us imagined and we were all tired, physically and […]
In November 2018, 13 eager volunteers arrived in Cameroon, not knowing what to expect but hoping to make a difference. Thanks to Ripple Zoo, our generous support here in Ireland and the warm welcome of the […]
Jack Kerouac once wrote in his novel ‘On the Road….’ “The best teacher is experience and not through someone’s distorted point of view.” The road to Batoufam began with a group hook up in Dublin Airport at […]
The 10 months prior to our departure was often tough and there were times when I wondered if we were doing the right thing. At those moments of indecision I was typically inspired by one of […]
From now on 90 students in the “Paroisse St Pierre et Paul” Primary school, have their own set of school books. This was not the case a month ago where 1-2 students owned a book per […]
With the important cricket bat and rugby balls and pump packed, I was looking forward to teaching the local Cameroon lads (as well as some of my Irish colleagues !) a good cover drive and the […]
Day 4 in the jungle and its beginning to feel like an episode of ‘I’m a Celebrity Get me out of Here’ – that’s not a bad thing, we’re bonding and it’s definitely more Happy Valley […]
Every morning it’s an early start. We quickly realize that its long days if we want to meet our ambitious targets. The hotel is a 2 star with all the luxury you would expect; occasionally very […]
After 4 hours sleep on our first night we awake to a call to prayers from the local mosque. The calling works well with the breaking of dawn giving the early morning start a sense of […]
Thursday 22nd November 2018, Dublin Airport. So here we are, 12 in the travelling party and a multiple of emotions sprinkled across the team, with excitement and fear mostly top of the list. We’ve had two […]
Toilets save lives because human waste spreads killer diseases. World Toilet Day is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. Today, 4.5 billion live without a safe toilet and 892 million people still practise open […]
Big congratulations to 6 RippleZoo volunteers who climbed Carrauntoohil, the highest mountain in Ireland. The mountain is 1039 metres high and they went up a very steep path called the devils ladder. It was a very […]
Today, on Friday the 2nd of November, the work on renovating L’hopital Central I de Batoufam has begun! The local team is going to complete necessary tasks before the group of volunteers from Ireland arrive, which is […]
On Friday 26th of October, RippleZoo hosted a 70s Halloween night. It was a successful event during which we have raised €2,000 for our ongoing project in Cameroon. The night was filled with amazing costumes, people, a […]
Kamila Kobiera | 23 Oct 2018, 12:00 pm While few in numbers but brave of heart, we set off at 8 pm. from the Arklow Bay Hotel heading along the beautiful and scenic Coast Road for […]
Kamila Kobiera | 19 Oct 2018, 12:00 pm On Thursday 18h of October, 3 of RippleZoo’s volunteers: Kamila Kobiera, Thays Brito and Aizhana Danabekova organised a bake sale at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. All […]
Kamila Kobiera | 26 Sep 2018, 12:00 pm On the 24th of September 22 teams (88 people) came together to support our Cameroon work in a golf outing. The event took place at Druids Glen. Together […]
On Friday the 14th of September, 140 ladies came together to Marco Pierre White Bar & Grill Restaurant, to support our ongoing Cameroon Project. We have successfully raised €13,000.00 and all the funds will goes directly […]
For the past few months RippleZoo has been collecting goods to be send in the container to Cameroon. Due to many generous donations, our container left Dublin and is on its way to Batoufam. The 40ft […]
43 percent of the Cameroon population has little or no primary education. Kamila Kobiera, RippleZoo’s Co-Founder visited a primary school of Saint André de Batoufam of Bayangam District, in West Cameroon. The school does not have […]