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NEW PRICE JUST GBP150 PER WEEK FOR INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS

Intro week

If you are a non-Malaysian volunteer you will be starting your program at Bubbles Dive resort where you will learn about sea turtles, coral reefs and the forest of the Perhentian islands.  This week will also involve nightly patrols of the sea turtle nesting beach at Bubbles and talking to the guests about sea turtle conservation.  The purpose of this week is to first teach you about the environment and then help you to share your new knowledge to the guests so you can make the most out of your following weeks.

In the Village (will spend 2 nights and 4 days in the village per week after the initial learning week)

The volunteers loved spending the night in the village in 2010 and the villagers started to see how they benefited financially through turtle conservation.  Therefore in 2011 we have decided to increase our presence in the village with volunteers spending 4days and 2 nights in the village each week after the initial learning week.  Therefore providing more direct financial benefits to the local villagers.  It is so important the villagers see financial benefits from the a healthy sea turtle population and its this which will stimulate a love for turtles amongst the villagers.

Protecting Pinang Seribu

The beach at Pinang Seribu is only 50m long but with over 150 turtle nests per year it is the number 1 beach for sea turtle nestings in the Perhentian Islands.  In 2011 HOPE staff are trialing and conducting safety checks for patrolling this beach.  It is our aim that by July we want to conduct full trials with volunteers.  The volunteers are assisting the Department of Fisheries by collecting turtle data and the sheer presence of people on the beach deters poachers.  Volunteers, during our trials from July, will be accompanied by Help Our Penyu staff and a villager.  Everybody will be sleeping in tents among the rocks fringing the beach.  PLEASE BE WARNED ONLY HELP OUR PENYU STAFF AND THE VILLAGER ARE ALLOWED TO APPROACH ANY POACHERS.

Turtles Need Trees Club

We had such great success with our fortnightly Turtles Need Trees Club in the pilot year 2010 that we will continue this program but also expand it to include four grades and make it a weekly club.  The clubs are a great way to engage the local school children on the island and help them to not only develop a love for the marine and island environment but also improve their English.

This video is from the TNT club on the Perhentian Islands.

Info Booth

Tourists are one of the biggest problems for sea turtles in the Perhentian Islands.  By educating the tourists about sea turtle and marine conservation you will help to reduce the following conflicts – harassing turtles (in the sea and whilst nesting), encouraging improper conduct (paying to release turtle hatchlings) and standing on corals.  The info booth is portable and will be located at different beaches around the island.