Essex Alumni & Friends matchfunded £250
By
Olga Drozdowska
Kefalonia, Greece
Hello, my name is Olga and I am currently a psychology student at Essex uni. I'm originally from Poland, however, I always wanted not only to explore the world but also make a difference. This is why being a volunteer in Greece seems to be a perfect opportunity for me as I can travel but also help to protect the endangered sea turtles. However, to make my dreams come true I'd like to raise a minimum of 650£ to cover the cost of a programme fee (420£) and journey costs (flights+transport).
Wildlife Sense is a project where the mission is to protect and conserve sea turtles, and to provide to them their native coastal habitats critical for their reproductive success. To achive that goal, the organisation offers a unique learning experience for volunteers like me who will be involved in studying and monitoring the environment but also to promote public awareness by operating a science-based research and conservation project on the island.
The typical day as a volunteer starts with cycling to the beaches in the early morning hours, walks along the golden sand looking for fresh turtle nests, then mark, measure, and protect all nests that were laid during the previous night. The primary goal is to protect sea turtle nests against accidental damage and monitor their progress throughout incubation to the hatching stage. As the young turtles hatch, we will do our best to protect them from light pollution and assure they can safely crawl to the sea.
Of course not every minute will be spent working, therefore at weekends, evenings and days off, I will be exploring this amazing island!:)
I've got a plenty of reasons why I want to go there. Some of them I already mentioned but I want to explain it a little further anyway:
MINIMUM TARGET: 650£ - how this money will be spent?
FUNDING TARGET: 840£ - what does it include?
Also, to say huge thank you to people who donates me I've got some nice rewards. Check them out!:)
A few links in case the info provided by me is not enough for you to decide if your money are going to be well spend :)
https://twitter.com/wildlifesense
https://go.conservationguide.org/projects/wildlife-sense-wildlife-sense/
Select this reward if you just want to donate to the project without receiving a reward.
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You will receive a thank you message on your email address! :)
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Estimated delivery: 1 October 2019
You will receive a thank you message on your email address with a picture from Kefalonia taken by me( you can choose if you would like a view or turtle rather) just after the volunteering program ends:)
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Estimated delivery: 1 October 2019
Thank you so much!! As a reward, I will send you a postcard from Kefalonia and i'm gonna say how the project is going:)
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Estimated delivery: 1 November 2019
A massive thank you! as a reward, I will get some little gift from the island and will send it to you by post, no idea what it's gonna be yet but I'm sure you won't be disappointed!:)
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Estimated delivery: 1 October 2019