Distribution 16 + New Collection : TRASH HERO KOMODO

We've been working closely with Trash Hero for the past year, participating in + sponsoring local beach cleaning + waste management education programs.  Recently they opened a library in Labuan Bajo and put our a request for donations. I'm so pleased that we have been able to contribute to it's collection.  

Several weeks ago we sent a box of 200 notebooks for the Trash Hero Education programs, and 50 novels for their new library.  This has been a particularly collaborative collection of books with your cash donations purchasing notebooks, the BOOKS UP Association sending novels and Atlas Pearls sponsoring all the logistics required to get the books to Labuan Bajo for this important project.

Thank you so much everyone.  As always, your support is invaluable.

xxx

Ocean Warriors Plastic in Paradise: Distribution #1 KUKUSAN VILLAGE

We teamed up with Trash Hero Komodo to do a beach clean and distribute the first copies of Ocean Warriors Plastic in Paradise to the kids in Kukusan Village.

And it was awesome.

We gathered the kids of Kukusan Village school (where we made our 3rd library collection) to clean up the area around their school and the village coast line.  The kids do this every week with Trash Hero Komodo and love it.  It creates such a great feeling of team spirit doing this work for their community and there are always a lot of smiles and a lot of excitement!

This week the we gave all the participants of the clean up a copy of Ocean Warriors Plastic in Paradise.  We read it to the kids in both English and Indonesian and then worked with them to write down different ways they can be an Ocean Warrior. (Being a Trash Hero is one fantasic way!!!)

I must say it was quite a buzz seeing the kids reaction to the book first hand and watching them enjoy something that I helped to create.

Thank you so much for all your kids donations that make these book donations possible.  You are SO appreciated!

Book Distribution #10: Kukusan Village (with Trash Hero Komodo)

Happy New Year!!

I hope your 2018 is off to an excellent start!

January has certainly been good to us so far.

We spent the festive season with friends and family and breathed slowly into the New Year.  Last week, upon returning to the office I was thrilled to see that a package had arrived from Australia - books made by the students of Wingham High!!!  You can imagine how excited I am that the very first books this year (that will be distributed among our 4 libraries) have been made with loving care by students at home in Australia.  More about these books in a later post!

Today we caught up on last years final distribution.

(yep, the final 78 books or so were not given to the village due to a combination of holidays, bad weather and busy schedules).  But today we got out there to give the books to the students and support a Trash Hero Komodo clean up at the same time!

We sponsored the clean up by providing notebooks and pencils for the winning team, and then distributed your books and spent some time reading with the kids.

What a great morning and a great way to start 2018!

Thank you all so much for continuing to make this happen.  I look forward to bringing you more good news as the year progresses!

The #100BOOKSproject + Trash hero Komodo

"The Trash Hero mission is to create sustainable, community-based projects that remove existing waste, and reduce future waste by inspiring long-term beahaviour change..."

Trash Hero Komodo and their sister projects arrange weekly community clean ups in Labuan Bajo and it's surrounding island villages.  They not only pick up trash, they sort if for recycling - a very important learning curve for local youth.

Trash Hero also encourage their clean up hosts to provide on going education and support to the communities in which they live.

The #100BOOKSproject is so happy to be able to offer books to Trash Hero Komodo to give to children who attend their events.

Together we are stronger!!!

The #100BOOKSproject + Trash Hero Komodo

Today, the #100BOOKSproject sponsored it's third clean up at Pulau Kukusan.

After the clean we held a quiz and donated a beautiful set of wooden coloured pencils for the winner.

Trash Hero Komodo + 100BOOKSproject

Today, the 100BOOKSproject sponsored their second Trash Hero Komodo clean up at Pulau Kukusan.

Once again we joined with the students to clean up the area around their school, and, once again, they had so much fun.

We gave books to the best cleaning team!