If you were at the Earth Day Festival on Port
Glaud beach last weekend, then you surely did not miss all the Shark fun at the
GIF tent! Maybe you enjoyed making your own shark hat and/or you got a delicious
shark cupcake.
Held on Sunday 19th April 2015, the outreach
activity to celebrate Earth Day 2015 was organized by the NGO Sustainability
For Seychelles (S4S) in partnership with the Port Glaud Environment Club
(PGEC).
Under the theme “It’s Our Turn to Lead,” the aim of the
event was to sensitize the community to
protect, appreciate and respect the Earth through various activities. The day
entailed many educational games and activities like mangrove safari, kayak
tour, snorkeling and performances by Port Glaud cultural clubs.
With the GIF team, the kids got
the chance to colour, cut and make their own shark hats and decoration for
their cupcakes. These two activities were inspired from the Save Our Seas Shark
packet.
The public was also encouraged to leave a little message to the sharks: "You
are important firth predators, we need you in the ocean!", "Sharks
are jawsome! We need sharks", "Sharks N°1 sea creature!",
''Protect our sharks to maintain a healthy ocean!"
Various other environmental
organizations participated like the Conservation Unit team from the Ministry of
Environment, Seychelles National Parks Authority (SNPA), Global Vision
International (GVI), Plant Conservation Action group (PCA), and Island
Conservation Society (ICS), etc. The day ended with performances by guest artists
and concluded with a Moutia.
GIF would like to thank S4S and
PGEC for this successful event. Don't miss out next year, the GIF team will
surely be back!
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