by Hoang | May 23, 2018 | Impact stories
Finding internet connection has been rather challenging for our partner Foundation (YPSM) and other locals living on Siberut Island – not to mention extraordinarily expensive to install. A few months ago, Lush Charity Pot kindly provided us with a grant to...
by Hoang | Jan 9, 2018 | Impact stories
Again, thank you to everyone who has supported our WAFSAC campaign over the past few months. The donations received are already being utilised and bringing positive impact to Mentawai’s Indigenous community. Inspired by the level of support shown by people all around...
by Hoang | Nov 20, 2017 | Impact stories
Thank you to everyone who has given support to our WAFSAC drive and the Mentawai’s cultural education program. With less than 2 weeks remaining to purchase your copy of the As Worlds Divide film, we thought we’d share with you how far and wide the voice of Mentawai is...
by Hoang | Nov 2, 2017 | Impact stories
The ‘Watch a film, save a culture’ wafsac reached its 30th day last Monday. Whilst we’ve yet to reach our targets in terms of funds raised, we are extremely grateful and moved by the level of support you’ve given over the past month – particularly by how far the voice...
by Hoang | Sep 20, 2017 | Impact stories
Last Friday, 15 September, the Yayasan Pendidikan Suku Mentawai was formally inaugurated along with their Mentawai Ecotourism and new office space in Desa Muntei. The inauguration event is an important step to establishing the Yayasan within the Mentawai community,...
by Hoang | Aug 26, 2017 | Impact stories
Working with the Mentawai community over the past 9 years, our focus has always been on empowerment – listening as they debate and develop strategies most relevant to their circumstance and determine which areas they need our support. As a result, the Mentawai founded...
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