|
Kopepeantara
A non-profit organization that offers
educational support to remote island communities in Indonesia. Based in
Kaledupa, one of a small group of islands in South-East Sulawesi, we
help communities to set up small, village-level projects to provide
books, learning resources and informal education programs. Their mission
is to ensure that every child has access to basic learning resources, in
particular books and writing materials. Books really are the windows to
the world, especially in villages with no newspapers, phones or
internet!
|
 |
|
Yayasan Bajo Matilla (YBM)
YMB is a small NGO set up
within the Bajo village of Sampela where it works to
develop a stronger future for the Bajo people. YMB helps
to bring external funding into the village to assist
with development needs whilst encouraging
anthropological research to understand how the needs of
conservation can interact with livelihoods of these
indigenous communities.
|
 |
|
Operation Wallacea Trust
The Operation
Wallacea Trust was established in order to support
activities that could directly contribute towards the
conservation of biodiversity in the areas in which
Operation Wallacea is working. The Charity, which is
entirely independent of Operation Wallacea, is chaired
by the Rt. Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP and has Trustees
drawn from academia and industry.The principle
underlying the Trust's approach to projects is that the
best way to ensure conservation of forests and reefs is
to make sure the communities surrounding the areas to be
protected have a financial advantage in ensuring its
preservation. Within the Wakatobi the Operation Wallacea
Trust has been involved with numerous fisheries and
conservation initiatives. |
 |
|
PESISIR
PESISIR is an NGO
that works in a variety of locations throughout
Sulawesi. Within the Wakatobi it serves to provide
schooling facilities for children. The overall aims of
PESISIR are to:
- To provide a basic
school-based education for the many children in the area
who would otherwise not have the chance to attend
school.
- To provide educational materials to as many children
as possible by establishing libraries and resource
centres which are accessible to all.
|
 |
|
The Coral Reef Research Unit
The Coral reef
Research Unit is a group of scientists based at the
University of Essex, UK
who conduct multidisciplinary research orientated
towards understanding coral reefs and associated
ecosystems and developing solutions to aid the
conservation of these threatened habitats. |
 |
|
TNC/WWF in the Wakatobi
TNC/WWF are
working to build resilient networks of Marine Protected
Areas that are linked by ocean currents and designed to
preserve the area’s most important biodiversity by:
-
Conducting scientific surveys of the park’s natural
resources
-
Raising
awareness of the importance of marine protected
areas for sustainable development and biodiversity
protection
-
Building
the capacity of park rangers and local
non-governmental organizations through training in
marine protected area management, monitoring and
surveillance, sustainable resource use, and spawning
aggregation protection
|
 |
|
Wakatobi Divers
Wakatobi Divers work
closely within the local community. They run a scheme
called 'the Collaborative
Reef Conservation Program'. This is a program to
exchange goods and services (e.g. electricity) in
exchange for adhering to conservation measures. Currently, the program includes all 17 communities
around the resort and stretches over 20km (12.5 miles)
of some of the finest reefs of the world, including the
protection of dozens of top dive sites.
|
 |
