Support People & The Sea
People and the Sea is a registered charity in France and in the Philippines with whom Laura and Fabien personally volunteered in July 2018. During their stay on Malapascua island, they helped them with their beach clean-up efforts and children education about marine life. They also supported the local community by helping them starting their own vegetable garden.
Why do they need your help now?
The COVID-19 global pandemic has hit hard and upended all aspects of their lives – closing local businesses, preventing practically all economic activity, restricting their mobility and limiting their social interactions.
The impact of coronavirus has spread to countries across the world, and The Philippines are no exception.
From the outset, their core objective has been to work alongside, to support, and to strengthen the community of Malapascua. They have worked diligently with this as their guiding principle. These times are truly unprecedented, and so they feel their response needs to be also.
On Malapascua, all economic activity has STOPPED.
In these challenging circumstances, the community needs them now more than ever. And they need you.
Marine protection CAN’T STOP.
Local Community Support CAN’T STOP.
How will your donation be used?
These will be their budget priorities until the end of 2020:
- Continue running their five Community Development Programmes
- Implement an Emergency Relief Programme for Malapascua’s most vulnerable families
- Local staff salaries – they have to maintain their dedicated, professional and passionate team to make all the good work happen. People and the Sea simply cannot continue without them.
Who will benefit from your help?
That’s an easy one – the local community of Malapascua and the island’s marine life!
Their core programmes will continue to benefit:
- The children of Malapascua (Environmental Education)
- Lower-income families especially in need of assistance amid COVID-19
- Marine environment (our approach means that all our programmes contribute to to the health of Malapascua’s seas)
- The people of Malapascua (e.g. Solid Waste Management, Relief Assistance Programme)
- Fisherfolk families (Sustainable Fisheries, Community Savings Schemes)
- Families running Homestays (Eco-entrepreneurship, Savings Schemes)