Dear readers!
The following is a website that engages holiday makers with turtle conservation work as well. Why this is being shared is because WWF-Malaysia @ Kampung Mangkuk is being mentioned as well as the local women's group which we know is the PEWANIS. These two groups of people worked very closely with Project Orion III during our two weeks at Terengganu and are still fondly missed :D
Website: http://www.responsibletravel.com/holiday/5589/turtle-volunteering-on-perhentian-island-malaysia
from 'responsibletravel.com'
This is one organization who provides volunteering trips for people like you and I. The following paragraph is taken from one of their webpage:
"We provide training and education to locals on conservation, ecotourism and English skills, enabling them to develop useful skills and encourage them to protect their environment. We work in joint partnership with the local government and community to build long-term relationships based on trust and mutual respect. Our projects are long-term, helping to secure a sustainable livelihood, create local pride and avoid dependency in the local community. We contribute volunteer costs to local conservation projects, and raise money for them. Our local presence and cultural understanding allow us to create volunteer cultural awareness amongst volunteers and allows us to be welcomed into the host community."
May this be something new for some of us to learn or use as reference. Please feel free to leave comments or questions in our chabox if you would like to and we will get back to you.
Have a pleasant weekend ahead! :)
Best regards
Project Orion III
