Jun
21
Written by:
frank zindel
21.06.2010
Turtle Foundation and Clube Ambiental da Boavista have just been awarded funding from the Global Environment Facility's Small Grant Program for the project "Escola na Natureza", an environmental education project that will include weekend camps for young people in Boavista and other activities, in the beach of Boa Esperança!!!
The project aims at gathering up to 150 youngsters from Boavista in several weekend camps in Boa Esperança beach, where they will learn about the biodiversity of the island, the importance of a clean and healthy environment, and of course, about the turtles! Open air classrooms, games, beach clean-ups and night patrols are just some of the activities included.
The project will run from mid July to mid September and is done is strict partnership between Turtle Foundation and Clube Ambiental da Boavista.
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