By Joshua Governale | Public Relations
Healing Garden Donor Report
Visitors and the sustainability!
In the past three months the Healing Garden has hosted:
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Sustainably addressing energy consumption and the environment at the Healing Garden
Jiyan Foundation’s Healing Garden in Chamchamal is known as a model and pioneer in the treatment of survivors of war, torture, and sexualized violence. In Chamchamal, like many small towns and villages throughout the region, public electricity is only available for a few hours per day. The lack of reliable electricity has adverse effects on the animals receiving veterinary care and therapeutic treatment for patients. The loud noise produced by diesel engines used to make up for electrical interruptions irritate Jiyan Foundation’s psychotherapy patients, the Healing Garden’s animals, and the public who use the garden as a sanctuary.
Jiyan Foundation has committed to resolving this issue by installing state-of-the-art solar panels at the Healing Garden. With support from German nonprofit Reiner Lemoine Stiftung, this new source of clean energy produces 82.5% of the energy needs at the Healing Garden completely replacing the reliance for diesel generators and guaranteeing no power outages.
To make sure that knowledge is rooted locally and contributes to promoting this sustainable energy production, Jiyan Foundation has employed maintenance of the solar system by promising technicians of the University of Sulaymaniyah.
Overall, the installation of a solar energy system has provided the Healing Garden with guaranteed electricity, reduced noise pollution, cleaner air, savings of $12,000 per year and employs an educated local work-force to guarantee its functioning well into the future. The emu, donkeys and horses have responded especially well to the reduced noise, and educational activities on sustainable practices are now further supported by demonstrating this new technology to students and children.
Read more on our website: https://jiyan.org/sustainable-sanctuary
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To have the most reliable impact, we encourage donors to provide small, monthly donations rather than one-time large donations. This will allow us to plan ahead more effectively and provide more regular relief.
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