#GivingTuesday is celebrated world-wide as a day to support for-social change organisations connecting individuals, communities and organisations around the world for one common purpose – to celebrate and encourage giving!! The global movement encourages everyone to donate time, money or their voice to help a good cause. Thanks to generous […]
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Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean!
It never ceases to amaze me the enthusiasm and dedication our Project Coordinators put into running the Education and Environmental Centre. Tom and Karen are an amazing team and we wouldn’t be where we are today without their ongoing support and commitment. For the past two months we have had […]
Read MoreFamilies That Play Together Stay Together
As a surfer, you have either been visiting the Mentawai Islands for years, or it’s on the wish list to do with a group of mates! But why should your partner and children have to miss out on visiting this amazing exotic paradise just because they don’t surf? Well, times […]
Read MoreThanks For Your Support From A Perfect Foundation!
For the second year running, our village community of Mapadegat has hosted the Mentawai Cultural Festival. This 5 day festival provides us with a great opportunity to spread the word on our Environmental Programme and raise awareness on the dangers of plastic pollution. With this in mind we booked in […]
Read MoreWould You Sacrifice Just One Coffee a Week?
Water is a fundamental human need. Each person on Earth requires at least 20 to 50 liters of clean, safe water a day for drinking, cooking, and simply keeping themselves clean. Much of the world’s water supply is contaminated by natural or human causes like untreated waste, plastics, […]
Read MoreWe Have Launched Our Crowd-Funding Campaign!
We have launched our crowd-funding campaign and it’s live!! By donating and telling us why we should pick you to join us, you will go into the draw to win an amazing humanitarian trip for 2 staying for 7 nights at the upscale, eco-friendly resort Kandui Villas in the Mentawai […]
Read MoreSave Our Oceans and Empower Local Communities
We all know we have to do our bit to protect the environment, which we try to do as much as we can where we can. Most of us probably remember the 1980’s anti-littering campaign “Do The Right Thing” which, after nearly 40 years, people still remember the catchy song […]
Read MoreInternational Do Something Day – Wednesday 19th July
. Huge step in the right direction this last week with Coles, Woolworths and Harris Farm agreeing to ban lightweight single-use plastic bags by 2018. There are now only three States, NSW, Victoria and Western Australia, who have yet to ban lightweight plastic bags. If you want to be part […]
Read MoreWhat Did You Do For The Ocean or Environment This Month?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Did you know it was World Environmental Day on the 5th June and World Oceans Day on the 8th June? Two significant days to really make you think about what we are doing on a global scale and the impact of our continued consumption on marine life and our precious […]
Read MoreA unique opportunity to help our foundation
We’re taking part in Australia’s Biggest Giving Circle that’s giving away $30,000 to 50+ Charities in 2017 with thanks to UBank, Australia’s online-only bank. The next prize draw is June 30th and $5,500 will be shared between the 10 Charities with the most votes. We’d love it if you could […]
Read MoreMake Every Day Earth Day!
How many of you knew it was Earth Day on 22nd April? How many of you took some time to think about the world we live in, and how as an individual can do a better job taking care of it? Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!! We must share our wisdom […]
Read MoreExperience of a Lifetime on a Raw Immersion Trip!
To be able to immerse yourself into a local community and school environment for a whole week is not something which would be included on everybody’s wish list. With basic fan cooled accommodation and shared bathroom this in itself would definitely put off most people and have them booking into […]
Read MoreThe Greatest Threat to our Planet is the Belief that someone else will save it!!
What a busy start to the month with our students at the Mentawai Education and Conservation Centre, doing their part and collecting more bags of plastic waste ready for recycling!! It’s great to see how excited these children were to be cleaning up their local beach and making a real […]
Read MoreSmall Progress is Still Progress
Happy New Year!!! First of all, we would like to thank you for the donations you have all made over the past 12 months during 2016. These donations have helped us launch our new Environmental Programme, with the aim to create a recycling and waste management facility in the Mentawai, […]
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