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2nd ONLINE MAGAZINE
In one look... Welcome Message ……………………………………..……………………………. 2
Message from the President ………………………………………………….…….. 3
Being Eco-Friendly with Aeris ………………………………………………………. 4
Eco-Raise Society an Insight………………………………………….…………….. 5
Message from a collaborator ..……………………………………….……………. 7
Is being Vegetarian more Eco-Friendly?…..……………………………………..….. 8
Becoming a member’…..………………………………………….……………….….. 9
Projects 2013……………... …………………………………………….…………….. 10
Annual Financial Report 2013…………………………………...…………………. 29
Executive Committee of 2013…………………………………………...……..….….. 30
Eco-Raisers of 2012 ………………………………………………………...……...… 31
Eco-Raise throughout the eyes of the world ……………………….……...………., 32
Acknowledgments ……………………………………………………….….……… 33
The Editing Team ..………………………………………………….…….….…….… 34
Most Outstanding Project Managers/Assistants/Eco-Raisers …………………. 35
Ms. Kapeesha Askoorum
Public Relations Officer
Editor In Chief
2013-2013
2
"I was part of the editing team for a short time
but I enjoyed this experience. I believe that
teamwork divides the task and multiplies the
success. I thank each and every Eco-Raiser for
their support during these few years and I hope a
green and sustainable environment will prevail in
future." - Vandana Heetun (Editor)
Dear Readers,
The first two year mandate of the Eco-Raise
Team is over. It has been two years of great
cooperation, team spirit, passion, inspiration,
work and networking. Though full of
obstacles, the journey has been a full
learning process.
The Eco-Raise team has once again brought
to you the online magazine, an interesting way to highlight the
main events of 2013. Some new features such as articles written
by members have been added. We hope that this magazine
inspires you to get involved in the protection and conservation of
the environment. Even the smallest gesture counts and it would
indeed be an achievement if the Eco-Raise Team could be the
source of inspiration for people!
We encourage everyone to participate in the environmental cause
and together we can make a difference!
We highly encourage people to send us feedbacks so that the
Eco-Raise Team can improve itself for the betterment of the
organisation and the environment!
Have a good read ahead!
Dear Readers,
Our 2nd online edition of the Eco-Raise magazine is
finally out! Once again, it has been a very long and
successful year for Eco-Raise Society. From
sensitisation campaigns, clean-up campaigns,
hands-on workshops to exhibitions, Eco-Raise
Society had reached another level in the world of
Environmental NGOs. This year has been very
fruitful whereby we got the chance to present
Eco-Raise Society to the different representatives of the African
Regions during the Waves of Change campaign and during the AIMS
SIDS youth Consultation at Seychelles. Moreover, the Eco-Raise
Society is much thankful to all Associations and Organisations that
had faith in us and believed in our competency to work together as
one. Not the least, I would like to thank our members who kept on
helping and participating in our different projects done throughout
the year.
I wish the new Managing Committee 2014-2015 good luck and I
completely believe that they, with the help of our members, will take
not only Eco-Raise Society but the environmental awareness to a
higher level.
I would like to dedicate this Magazine to everyone who, in a way or
another, helped in the various stages of Eco-Raise growth and on an
ending note, I wish to thank the Editing Team for their
good work in making this 2nd online Edition a success.
Mr. Sundy Ramah
President
2012-2013 3
Photo Courtesy of Kurtish Venkatiah
“its always impossible until it's done" - Nelson Mandela
After being officially launched in June 2010, Aeris
developed itself into a full-fledged Digital Advertising &
Marketing Agency. Effectively managed, Aeris knows a
growing success while well establishing itself since the
beginning of 2013. Niven Rayapoulle, the Managing
Director, has always considered the human and
environmental factor to be of paramount importance for
the welfare of society at large.
Since February 2013, Aeris geared up its expertise in
Mobile & SMS applications to help the dedicated
members of ECO-RAISE in their amazing endeavor
towards environmental protection and sustainability.
Good communication among people paves the way to
success and at the root of it is having the appropriate
medium to communicate. Aeris is honored to assist the
ECO-RAISE members in their internal communication
with the effective SMS Platform for an eco-friendly
communication.
“Looking ahead, we are keen of our contribution in the
great environmental initiatives of Eco-Raise towards a
greener and healthier Mauritius.” said Niven Rayapoulle.
Being Eco-Friendly with Aeris
4
The idea of creating Eco-Raise Society cropped up to a group of university students
after a wonderful lagoon cleaning experience. It occurred to them that people knew
little about the state of our environment and that so little was being done to protect it.
The zeal to do something for Mother Nature gave birth to Eco- Raise Society. On
the 3rd November 2011, it was officially registered as an NGO with 13 members.
Today, after one year, an amazing journey has been accomplished and still much more
remains to be done. With the help of its 41 members and collaboration of other
organisations, the Eco-Raise Society has accomplished an amazing one year journey.
The objective of the society is to act as a platform and unite every individual/persons/
organisations under a single banner, which is the protection of the marine and
terrestrial environment. Our first collaboration was much before the society was
officially registered! The NGO, after registration, worked and participated in various
environmental projects such as lagoon and beach cleanings, interactive and hand’s on
workshops with national and international students, sensitization campaigns, endemic
tree planting and global dialogues amongst others.
The organisation and participation in all these projects would not have been possible
without the support of all our collaborators.
However, the work does not end here.
Eco- Raise Society has the vision to sensitise
the maximum number of people so that the
‘Green’ attitude comes to every Mauritian
naturally and also to promote students and
youngsters to work on their own
environmental projects.
Our members have the possibility to become
a project coordinator of an environmental
project or work on different projects with us thus, giving the green touch necessary
for their future.
“You can start with nothing. And out of nothing and out of no way, a way will be
made.” ~Michael Bernard Beckwith
Eco-Raise Society’s membership is open to any person above 18 years old. Eco-Raise Society
Lagoon cleanings Global Dialogues
Tree plantings Workshops
5
The idea of creating Eco-Raise Society cropped up to a group of university students
after a wonderful lagoon cleaning experience. It occurred to them that people knew
little about the state of our environment and that so little was being done to protect it.
The zeal to do something for Mother Nature gave birth to Eco- Raise Society. On
the 3rd November 2011, it was officially registered as an NGO with 13 members.
Today, after one year, an amazing journey has been accomplished and still much more
remains to be done. With the help of its 41 members and collaboration of other
organisations, the Eco-Raise Society has accomplished an amazing one year journey.
The objective of the society is to act as a platform and unite every individual/persons/
organisations under a single banner, which is the protection of the marine and
terrestrial environment. Our first collaboration was much before the society was
officially registered! The NGO, after registration, worked and participated in various
environmental projects such as lagoon and beach cleanings, interactive and hand’s on
workshops with national and international students, sensitization campaigns, endemic
tree planting and global dialogues amongst others.
The organisation and participation in all these projects would not have been possible
without the support of all our collaborators.
However, the work does not end here.
Eco- Raise Society has the vision to sensitise
the maximum number of people so that the
‘Green’ attitude comes to every Mauritian
naturally and also to promote students and
youngsters to work on their own
environmental projects.
Our members have the possibility to become
a project coordinator of an environmental
project or work on different projects with us thus, giving the green touch necessary
for their future.
“You can start with nothing. And out of nothing and out of no way, a way will be
made.” ~Michael Bernard Beckwith
Eco-Raise Society’s membership is open to any person above 18 years old.
An insight….
The society has the vision to unite students, professionals, organisations
and individuals sharing a common vision of a proper sustainable Mauritius
to work together under the same banner of sustainability and protection of
the Marine and Terrestrial environment.
Its Pathway
Founded in 2011
Registered as an NGO in 2011
Registered under the MoESD in 2012
Our Vision Projects
Environmental Forums
Interactive & Hands-on Workshops
Tree Planting
Lagoon/Beach Cleaning
Sensitization Campaigns & Projects
Schools Outreach
Innovative & Sustainable Working
Sessions
Official Partner:
Eco-Raise in Number
35 and increasing Members
9 Executive Members
More than 12 past projects
2 On-going projects Opportunities to Members
Opportunity to work, assist and manage environmental projects
Build extensive network with national and international eco-people
Develop their communication skills
Build and develop their leadership and expertise skills
Develop innovative ‘green’ ideas and the chance to concretize it
Receive automatically 25% discount on all re-purposed articles made
Registration
Registered in 2011 under the Registrar
of Association of Mauritius with regis-
tration number: 12574
Contact info:
Website: www.ecoraise.org
Email address: info@ecoraise.org
Facebook page: https://
www.facebook.com/ecoraise
Facebook group: https://
www.facebook.com/groups/
ecoraise.soc/
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Lead Green Project was an initiative of AIESEC Mauritius which started in 2012. Phase 1
focused on terrestrial and marine life whereas Phase II and III were essentially about weather
patterns and waste management.
Local students from AIESEC Mauritius felt the need to achieve a sustainable environment
and preserve the natural beauty in Mauritius for future generations. In this perspective,
AIESEC Mauritius launched the Lead Green Project to bring awareness to the local
population about the environment and the importance of conservation. We successfully
delivered a combination of workshops, presentations, awareness and cleaning campaigns in
Mauritius, hence achieving our aim to change people behaviour for the better in these areas.
We started by arranging workshops on “terrestrial and marine life” and “Reduce, Re-use and
Recycle” launched in June 2012 and December 2012, involving 40 international AIESECers
from around the world and members from the Eco-Raise Society. Together we looked at
ways to reduce the impacts of marine and land pollution, identify practical solutions that could
be implemented. The workshops were a huge success; several ideas about re-use were
developed further and put into practice.
On the 30th of March 2013, Mauritius witnessed one of its darkest days with more than 10
deaths in Port-Louis due to flooding. This brought into focus the causes of unnatural weather
patterns. The Eco-Raise Society in collaboration with AIESEC Mauritius organised
environmental conferences “Climate Change and Solutions” on the 25 th and 29th of April 2013
respectively. The event was host by Mr Kae Shummoogum, trained by Mr Al Gore, and
President of Gasonic Instruments Inc & EnviroRentals from Canada. This was an important
step for us as it gave the first media coverage of the Lead Green Project, helping us to reach
a wider audience. Our on-going work in the project was reported on by up to 4 national
newspapers.
Our message was delivered with a combination of national campaigns and workshops in
several local educational institutions. From the various media attention and sponsorship from
Orange the cleaning campaign at Ebene was an astounding success with potential to run
similar campaigns in other cities. To end the project with a “bang”, two big awareness
campaigns at Rose Hill and Bagatelle were arranged with the attendance of nearly 1200
people over 6 weeks.
The “Lead Green Project” was the biggest project ever undertaken by AIESEC Mauritius. The
involvement of international and national organisations gave it a phenomenal success,
spreading our message on sustainable environment. I wish to thank the Eco-Raise society,
especially Mr Sundy Ramah for making this project a success.
On a personal note: “Keep believing in yourself, all big changes for the better involve you
taking the first step”.
Yours truly,
Mr. Ameeruddheen Khodabacus
Coordinator and Project Manager of the Lead Green Project
AIESEC Mauritius
Message from a collaborator
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Is being Vegetarian more Eco-Friendly?
By Kevalina Deeljore
Since the last decade, there has been an increase of
20% of meat eaters in the world. One third of the earth‟s
land is being used to rear farm animals.1 According to the
onegreenplanet.org, lamb is the leading environment
destructive food, releasing 20 kg of carbon dioxide for
the production of 500g of lamb.2 This is enormous! Now
just imagine how many such farm we have all around the
world which contributes in the increased of Carbon
Dioxide emission. According to the National Geographic
the production of 1 pound of beef requires 6 810L of
water whereas to produce 1 pound of soybeans, 818L of
water is needed!3 The protein content of 1 pound of beef
(28g) is twice as that of 1 pound of soya beans (14g). On
the whole, you could save 5 174L of water by just eating
2 pounds of soya beans instead of eating 1 pound of
beef!
The farming of billions of Cattles and Sheep are
accountable for the production of 37% of methane due to
anthropogenic activities.4 It is true that 17% of methane
is produced from the cultivation of rice5 but here also we
can see the difference in greenhouse gasses emitted
from the production of food for non-vegetarians and
those for vegetarians. The difference is drastic!
Nevertheless, if you would like to considerably reduce
your carbon footprint in your daily life, going vegetarian
would not be enough. You should eat less rice or switch
to another source of carbohydrate, perhaps wheat or
corn. But careful! An increase in the number of
vegetarians could also cause more harm to the
environment than you think!! Yes! Due to the importation
of soy, pasta and pulses from other countries, more
energy is being used.6 Thus; it is recommended that you
make sure to buy organic and local food from your daily
market! For those who are non-veg, it is advised to buy
grass-fed beef as it is better for the consumer‟s health
rather than those fed with soy and corn7 which are done
by conventional factories.
If we talk now in terms of seafood, certain techniques of
aquaculture can also cause harm to the environment.
High supplies of food can cause algal growth thus,
causing oxygen depletion in turn causing death of other
species. Antibiotics used to grow fish can accumulate
into other surrounding organisms and be toxic to them.
The introduction of alien species can also cause
damaging changes in the ecosystem.8
Being vegetarian is beneficial for the environment as
long as more local products are used. However, the
person should limit its consumption of dairy products!
Here are some advices on how you can help to save the
environment:9
1. Choose pulses instead of animal products.
2. Have meat free Mondays.
3. Buy local and seasonal food.
4. Make sure to read labels to know whether your
products are from sustainable agriculture or fishing.
5. Try growing your own vegetables and fruits using
organic fertilisers from composting.
6. Avoid buying meat from the supermarkets; get it from
your local butcher.
Because when you eat meat, you are directly
contributing to:10
1. The deforestation to either rear animals or to produce
their feed;
2. The overheating of the planet due to the production
of greenhouse gases by animals;
3. The unsustainable use of water and;
4. The polluting the earth.
So, make the wise decision: go vegan and save the
world!
References:
1,9,10.http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/
food_and_drink/1190709/
can_becoming_a_vegetarian_help_save_the_planet.html
2.http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/most-
environmentally-destructive-foods/
3.http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/
embedded-water/#
4.http://www.ovoenergy.com/2013/08/is-being-vegetarian-better-for-
the-environment/
5.http://www.princeton.edu/engineering/eqnews/spring04/
feature4.html
6.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/
climatechange/7219223/Becoming-vegetarian-can-harm-the-
environment.html
7.http://www.sustainabletable.org/260/animal-feed
8.http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/aquacult/overview.php
Kevalina Deeljore
BSc (Hons) Biology
Eco-Raiser
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Climate patterns play a fundamental role in shaping natural ecosystems, and
the human economies and cultures that depend on them. But the climate we‟ve
come to expect is not what it used to be,
because the past is no longer a reliable
predictor of the future. Our climate is rapidly
changing with disruptive impacts, and that
change is progressing faster than any seen
in the last 2,000 years. Rising levels of
carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping
gases in the atmosphere have warmed the
Earth and are causing wide-ranging
impacts, including rising sea levels; melting
snow and ice; more extreme heat events, fires and drought; and more extreme
storms, rainfall and floods. This is posing significant risks to human health,
forests, agriculture, freshwater supplies, coastlines, and other natural resources
that are vital to economy, environment and quality of life.
The „Climate Change & Solutions Workshop‟
was brought by the Eco-Raise Society along
with AIESEC UTM*CTI. The purpose of this
workshop was to educate the participants
about climate change and to devise collective
actions to be taken against rising greenhouse
gases. The focus of the workshop was on
solutions to climate change through efficient
energy use.
The workshop was done twice during the month of April 2013. The guest
speaker, Mr Kae Shummoogum who also conducted the whole workshop, is a
Mauritian who owns and operates an environmental business in Calgary,
Canada. He is one of the leaders of the
Climate Reality Project and was trained
by the former American Vice President, Mr
Al-Gore himself.
Mr Kae Shummoogum raised a question on
our knowledge of climate change, if we
knew about its threats to the planet and its
inhabitants. He also questioned each per-
son present if they knew how they could act
to prevent the ever increasing emission of
greenhouse gases. The participants were questioned about how to protect
the planet against rising sea level and atmospheric temperatures. It was a
very interesting workshop which changed the mindset of the participants on
the various solutions brought forward that could be applied for climate
change.
Climate Change & Solutions Workshop
11
Climate patterns play a fundamental role in shaping natural ecosystems, and
the human economies and cultures that depend on them. But the climate we‟ve
come to expect is not what it used to be,
because the past is no longer a reliable
predictor of the future. Our climate is rapidly
changing with disruptive impacts, and that
change is progressing faster than any seen
in the last 2,000 years. Rising levels of
carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping
gases in the atmosphere have warmed the
Earth and are causing wide-ranging
impacts, including rising sea levels; melting
snow and ice; more extreme heat events, fires and drought; and more extreme
storms, rainfall and floods. This is posing significant risks to human health,
forests, agriculture, freshwater supplies, coastlines, and other natural resources
that are vital to economy, environment and quality of life.
The „Climate Change & Solutions Workshop‟
was brought by the Eco-Raise Society along
with AIESEC UTM*CTI. The purpose of this
workshop was to educate the participants
about climate change and to devise collective
actions to be taken against rising greenhouse
gases. The focus of the workshop was on
solutions to climate change through efficient
energy use.
The workshop was done twice during the month of April 2013. The guest
speaker, Mr Kae Shummoogum who also conducted the whole workshop, is a
Mauritian who owns and operates an environmental business in Calgary,
Canada. He is one of the leaders of the
Climate Reality Project and was trained
by the former American Vice President, Mr
Al-Gore himself.
Mr Kae Shummoogum raised a question on
our knowledge of climate change, if we
knew about its threats to the planet and its
inhabitants. He also questioned each per-
son present if they knew how they could act
to prevent the ever increasing emission of
greenhouse gases. The participants were questioned about how to protect
the planet against rising sea level and atmospheric temperatures. It was a
very interesting workshop which changed the mindset of the participants on
the various solutions brought forward that could be applied for climate
change.
12
6 months after the clean-up campaign of l‟Ile
aux Benitiers (29th and 30th September
2012), whereby more that 450 bags of
dumped wastes (250 Plastic Bottles, 60
Ceramic, 20 Metal, 10 Polystyrene among
others) were removed from the island by 200
Volunteers, the wastes were transformed into
art decorations and have been exposed at
the Institut Francaise de Maurice (IFM) from
the 6th of April to the 17th of April 2013.
The artists who worked on the transformation used the marine theme whereby sharks,
turtles, fish, rays, jellyfish among others were
made using scrap metals, plastic bottles, bottles‟s
caps, cans, cloths, papers and other wastes.
The Ile aux Benitiers cleaning campaign was an
initiative of the One Future One Planet platform
during which different partners worked hand in
hand, among which was the Eco-Raise Society, to
make the campaign a success. The Waves of
Change then came as an initiative by the One
Island Institute to transform these wastes and give them a new life in terms of art. After
more than 3 months of work, the objects were finally ready and exposed at the IFM.
The launching ceremony gathered many
representatives of different organisations who
were in the cleaning campaign and the working
session to transform wastes into art. The
ceremony started with the speech of the
representative of One Island institute followed
by the Sponsors (IOC and EU). A video of the
Waves of Change was also launched during the
night.
The exposition was opened to everyone from the 6th to the 17th of April 2013 for the
visits at the IFM, with special themes days for instance Kids Activities, Partnership
Dialogue and Woman Uniting events.
On Saturday 12th, there was the Wave of Change Main Event, whereby there were
presentations of project or actions being done in the context of the Wave of Change
Campaign series, by delagates from Zanzibar, Madagascar and Comoros, followed
OFOP Benitier Project with MMCS, Eli-Africa, Reef Conservation and Eco-Raise Society.
There were also Slam sessions, group sharing and Live music, throughout the day.
On the 17th the Exposition culminated with a partnership dialogue session between all
partners who participated. All the Art objects were exposed at IFM for 3 more weeks.
Waves of Change—Opening ceremony at the
Institut Francaise de Maurice (IFM)
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6 months after the clean-up campaign of l‟Ile
aux Benitiers (29th and 30th September
2012), whereby more that 450 bags of
dumped wastes (250 Plastic Bottles, 60
Ceramic, 20 Metal, 10 Polystyrene among
others) were removed from the island by 200
Volunteers, the wastes were transformed into
art decorations and have been exposed at
the Institut Francaise de Maurice (IFM) from
the 6th of April to the 17th of April 2013.
The artists who worked on the transformation used the marine theme whereby sharks,
turtles, fish, rays, jellyfish among others were
made using scrap metals, plastic bottles, bottles‟s
caps, cans, cloths, papers and other wastes.
The Ile aux Benitiers cleaning campaign was an
initiative of the One Future One Planet platform
during which different partners worked hand in
hand, among which was the Eco-Raise Society, to
make the campaign a success. The Waves of
Change then came as an initiative by the One
Island Institute to transform these wastes and give them a new life in terms of art. After
more than 3 months of work, the objects were finally ready and exposed at the IFM.
The launching ceremony gathered many
representatives of different organisations who
were in the cleaning campaign and the working
session to transform wastes into art. The
ceremony started with the speech of the
representative of One Island institute followed
by the Sponsors (IOC and EU). A video of the
Waves of Change was also launched during the
night.
The exposition was opened to everyone from the 6th to the 17th of April 2013 for the
visits at the IFM, with special themes days for instance Kids Activities, Partnership
Dialogue and Woman Uniting events.
On Saturday 12th, there was the Wave of Change Main Event, whereby there were
presentations of project or actions being done in the context of the Wave of Change
Campaign series, by delagates from Zanzibar, Madagascar and Comoros, followed
OFOP Benitier Project with MMCS, Eli-Africa, Reef Conservation and Eco-Raise Society.
There were also Slam sessions, group sharing and Live music, throughout the day.
On the 17th the Exposition culminated with a partnership dialogue session between all
partners who participated. All the Art objects were exposed at IFM for 3 more weeks.
14
The Zero Waste Society Workshop was
organized by Eco-Raise Society and co-hosted
by One Island Institute under the Wave of
Change Campaign for Green Revolution Phase
1. The event was held at Coromandel
Community Centre. The purpose of the
workshop was to deliver a brief introduction of
waste management, explain the concept of the
three “Rs” (that is: reuse, reduce and recycle), and solid waste management in the
context of Mauritius. The participants for this workshop were mostly interns from
AIESEC UTM*CTI and some of our members from Eco-Raise Society.
The project was put in place with the goal to encourage local people mainly youngsters in
developing a greener, cleaner and more
ecofriendly environment by having a better waste
management and using recycling as an essential
mean of re-generating waste.
For the workshop, the main program elements
included the process used in Global Dialogues:
Connect, Envision, Engage, Reflect and Share.
These following pertinent questions were asked
to the participants during group sessions: “For
you, what is a zero waste society?”; “What do we need to learn and change to transform
our hyper consumption society into one that produces no waste?”; “Why do we produce
so much waste?”;
“What is wasted out there beyond materials?”
These dialogues sessions have been an ideal
way to really take time to think and discuss
about the issues of waste management and the
possible solutions that could be put into effect to
remediate to it.
It has been great experience for all participants and
one that is set to hopefully be organized once again
in 2014 with the aim of promoting awareness
towards the concept of a “zero waste society”. Truly
through this project and through the activities done,
Eco-Raise Society and all people participating will
be making a positive impact within the community,
by raising awareness about our growing environmental issues, and about working
together towards a common solution.
Zero Waste Society Workshop
15
The Zero Waste Society Workshop was
organized by Eco-Raise Society and co-hosted
by One Island Institute under the Wave of
Change Campaign for Green Revolution Phase
1. The event was held at Coromandel
Community Centre. The purpose of the
workshop was to deliver a brief introduction of
waste management, explain the concept of the
three “Rs” (that is: reuse, reduce and recycle), and solid waste management in the
context of Mauritius. The participants for this workshop were mostly interns from
AIESEC UTM*CTI and some of our members from Eco-Raise Society.
The project was put in place with the goal to encourage local people mainly youngsters in
developing a greener, cleaner and more
ecofriendly environment by having a better waste
management and using recycling as an essential
mean of re-generating waste.
For the workshop, the main program elements
included the process used in Global Dialogues:
Connect, Envision, Engage, Reflect and Share.
These following pertinent questions were asked
to the participants during group sessions: “For
you, what is a zero waste society?”; “What do we need to learn and change to transform
our hyper consumption society into one that produces no waste?”; “Why do we produce
so much waste?”;
“What is wasted out there beyond materials?”
These dialogues sessions have been an ideal
way to really take time to think and discuss
about the issues of waste management and the
possible solutions that could be put into effect to
remediate to it.
It has been great experience for all participants and
one that is set to hopefully be organized once again
in 2014 with the aim of promoting awareness
towards the concept of a “zero waste society”. Truly
through this project and through the activities done,
Eco-Raise Society and all people participating will
be making a positive impact within the community,
by raising awareness about our growing environmental issues, and about working
together towards a common solution.
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“We say Zero Tolerance towards Dumping” L‟aspect environnemental est là. Mais peut-on
dire de même de la pratique? Certains diraient
que bien évidemment la pratique se fait tous les
jours et d‟autres diraient même que les lois
„sévères‟ qui l‟entoure assure cela. Avec toutes
les conferences environnementales, les
publicités, les campagnes, les millions de
roupies qui sont injectées annuellement entre
autres, peut-on insinuer que c‟est la volonté qui fait défaut ou est-ce l‟effort?
C‟est ni l‟un ni l‟autre. C‟est surtout l‟irresponsabilité
civique et environnementale qui est à l‟origine du
manque de pratique et du devoir envers
l‟environnement. Les soixantaines jeunes qui étaient
présents à Ebène le Samedi 20 juillet 2013 pour
essayer de diminuer, pour ne pas dire combattre les
déchets, pourront sans doute confirmer cela. Déchets qui ont été jetés, abandonnés et
maltraités par moi, vous, petit et grand, riche ou pauvre. Une soixantaine de jeunes qui
n‟ont fait rien d‟extraordinaire, mais ce sont des jeunes de divers institutions (tertiaires),
de différents pays, et groupes environnementaux - Eco-Raise Society, AIESEC entre
autres et surtout et avant tout, la collaboration “d‟Orange Business Services”. Même les
employés d‟Orange Business Services ont pris part à cette activitée. Ils ont tout donné du
début jusqu‟à la fin. Cependant avec les meme T-shirts de “Zero Tolerance towards
Dumping”, la meme volonté, et la même véracité, il était impossible de distinguer les
membres des différents associations ainsi que les employés “d‟Orange Business
Services”. Collaborez et s‟amusez. Pourquoi ce geste à la cybercité d‟Ebène? Bein, on
devait commencer quelque part et où d‟autre
qu‟une place avec des milliers des gens qui font le
va et vient quotidiennement! Avec les regards
curieux des passants, des piétons et des
automobilistes, nous étions tous hyper motivé. Et
pour ne pas mentir, motivé et quelque part
dégouté. Dégouté, pas par les déchets, mais
dégouté par les actes d‟irresponsabilité. Une
soixantaine de sacs de déchets en moins de deux
heures? Dans une espace moins d‟un kilomètre?
Est-ce possible? Bien sûr que oui! Des déchets
dont on ne connaissait meme pas l‟existence
jusqu‟ici.
Bien que l‟éducation est un facteur clé pour
promouvoir et conscientiser l‟importance de sauf garder l‟environnement et la
responsabilité civique de chacun, il est aussi important de faire ressortir l‟aspect moral.
Une grande majorité de la population Mauricienne est alphabétisée mais pas éduquée.
Alors, il faudra revoir cette stratégie gouvernementale qui a porté ses fruits mais qui sera
peut-être plus efficace en aidant ceux qui n‟arrivent pas à discerner pour mieux
comprendre. Mais revenons à la responsabilité
civique. Si nous avons tous des droits civiques
nous avons aussi des responsabilités qui vont
avec. La base est là! Utiliser les poubelles. S‟il
n‟y a pas de poubelle où vous êtes, ce n‟est
pas un problème, gardez le déchet
momentanément en attendant d‟en trouver
une. Comme quoi c‟est la moindre des choses que vous pouvez faire. L‟aspect
environnemental est là. Pratiquez-le! Comme John F. Kennedy l‟avait bien cité, “Ne
demandez pas ce que votre pays peut faire pour vous, mais ce que vous pouvez faire
pour votre pays.” Un simple geste suffira. Alors, n‟hésitez pas à le pratiquer et on espère
que les autres suivront.
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“We say Zero Tolerance towards Dumping” L‟aspect environnemental est là. Mais peut-on
dire de même de la pratique? Certains diraient
que bien évidemment la pratique se fait tous les
jours et d‟autres diraient même que les lois
„sévères‟ qui l‟entoure assure cela. Avec toutes
les conferences environnementales, les
publicités, les campagnes, les millions de
roupies qui sont injectées annuellement entre
autres, peut-on insinuer que c‟est la volonté qui fait défaut ou est-ce l‟effort?
C‟est ni l‟un ni l‟autre. C‟est surtout l‟irresponsabilité
civique et environnementale qui est à l‟origine du
manque de pratique et du devoir envers
l‟environnement. Les soixantaines jeunes qui étaient
présents à Ebène le Samedi 20 juillet 2013 pour
essayer de diminuer, pour ne pas dire combattre les
déchets, pourront sans doute confirmer cela. Déchets qui ont été jetés, abandonnés et
maltraités par moi, vous, petit et grand, riche ou pauvre. Une soixantaine de jeunes qui
n‟ont fait rien d‟extraordinaire, mais ce sont des jeunes de divers institutions (tertiaires),
de différents pays, et groupes environnementaux - Eco-Raise Society, AIESEC entre
autres et surtout et avant tout, la collaboration “d‟Orange Business Services”. Même les
employés d‟Orange Business Services ont pris part à cette activitée. Ils ont tout donné du
début jusqu‟à la fin. Cependant avec les meme T-shirts de “Zero Tolerance towards
Dumping”, la meme volonté, et la même véracité, il était impossible de distinguer les
membres des différents associations ainsi que les employés “d‟Orange Business
Services”. Collaborez et s‟amusez. Pourquoi ce geste à la cybercité d‟Ebène? Bein, on
devait commencer quelque part et où d‟autre
qu‟une place avec des milliers des gens qui font le
va et vient quotidiennement! Avec les regards
curieux des passants, des piétons et des
automobilistes, nous étions tous hyper motivé. Et
pour ne pas mentir, motivé et quelque part
dégouté. Dégouté, pas par les déchets, mais
dégouté par les actes d‟irresponsabilité. Une
soixantaine de sacs de déchets en moins de deux
heures? Dans une espace moins d‟un kilomètre?
Est-ce possible? Bien sûr que oui! Des déchets
dont on ne connaissait meme pas l‟existence
jusqu‟ici.
Bien que l‟éducation est un facteur clé pour
promouvoir et conscientiser l‟importance de sauf garder l‟environnement et la
responsabilité civique de chacun, il est aussi important de faire ressortir l‟aspect moral.
Une grande majorité de la population Mauricienne est alphabétisée mais pas éduquée.
Alors, il faudra revoir cette stratégie gouvernementale qui a porté ses fruits mais qui sera
peut-être plus efficace en aidant ceux qui n‟arrivent pas à discerner pour mieux
comprendre. Mais revenons à la responsabilité
civique. Si nous avons tous des droits civiques
nous avons aussi des responsabilités qui vont
avec. La base est là! Utiliser les poubelles. S‟il
n‟y a pas de poubelle où vous êtes, ce n‟est
pas un problème, gardez le déchet
momentanément en attendant d‟en trouver
une. Comme quoi c‟est la moindre des choses que vous pouvez faire. L‟aspect
environnemental est là. Pratiquez-le! Comme John F. Kennedy l‟avait bien cité, “Ne
demandez pas ce que votre pays peut faire pour vous, mais ce que vous pouvez faire
pour votre pays.” Un simple geste suffira. Alors, n‟hésitez pas à le pratiquer et on espère
que les autres suivront.
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Reforestation Campaign at Plaine des Roches
Reforestation and forest preservation projects are part of the „solution‟
against global warming. These trees are a method to fight climate
change by capturing carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere in
trees and soil and have many co-benefits for the community and local
wildlife. Reforestation maintains and expands wildlife habitats, protects
biodiversity, and improves local environmental quality.
Why reforestation projects are being implemented in Mauritius?
Mauritius has a unique endemic flora and fauna. Our island has experienced a widespread decline in
native species since its original settlement. According to the Mauritian Forestry Service, “only around
2% of the land area of Mauritius is considered to be covered with good quality native forests.” Invasive
plant species are dangerous as they off set the balance of the ecosystem and act as a major threat to
the island‟s native biodiversity. The invasive species are more successful than the native ones and they
take over the food source often ruining the order of the ecosystem.
This particular reforestation campaign, initiated by ELI Africa, took place
on the 30th of March 2013 at Plaines des Roches village whereby two
representatives of Eco-Raise Society volunteered in. Our main focus
was to plant some endangered and endemic plant species and to
remove some invasive plants. The area was covered by sugarcane and
non-native eucalyptus trees. The site was determined as an ideal
location for endemic tree planting since the land‟s topography and
geology are able to sustain a wide range of endemic trees. The region is
also home to the endangered Mauritian Fruit Bat, and by Including endemic fruit-bearing trees in the
forest, the amount of habitable land for the bats can be expanded.
The local people contributed enormously for this project and they were the one who guided us
throughout the project. They also explained to the volunteers how to plant the trees correctly and the
right way to use
compost.
Photos courtesy of Eli-Africa
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with
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Lead Green Phase III was one of the projects in which
Eco-Raise Society was involved in 2013. To me, this
was the project in which I was most involved since I
joined the group. One memorable event I took part in
during this project was a workshop. In fact, this was
the first time I got to meet the people from the
AIESEC side of the project. This was also the only
time I met members of Green Revolution Phase II,
another project in which Eco-Raise Society took part. The workshop was conducted at the
intern house in Rose- Hill and had as objective to make the interns aware about the
environmental situation of our island, as well as expressing their thoughts on similar
matters related to their respective countries.
The workshop began, with a presentation by
Eco-Raise. The interns were given an introduction of
the organisation, followed by a presentation on the
environmental situation of Mauritius, pollution and
the laws related to the environment. This was a
really nice experience, as I got to express myself in
front of a group of foreigners I had never met before.
Things got even better when they responded to the presentations by asking questions and
sharing information they had, leading to an enriching and constructive conversation.
The next part of the workshop turned out to be
equally interesting, if not more. The interns were
separated into groups, based on their geographic
origins as far as possible, and they were asked to
write, on large sheets of paper, about the positive
measures taken by the governments in their
countries for the environment. Here, the Eco-Raise
members provided support by giving prompts to
those who had difficulties remembering the good work of their governments.
Moving around, learning a bit about how life is elsewhere on the planet, simply by
interacting with them, gave the feeling that some imaginary barrier had been lifted from
the mind.
Once their sheets were filled (which by then could be
called posters), it was time for the different groups to
present their works. Thus the learning sessions
continued, one after the other, occasionally paused
for question and answer sessions. The posters
themselves differed greatly from one group to
another. Some had prioritized text blocks with varying
colors and fonts, to better represent their region or maybe simply their state of mind at
that time. Others used a bit more of their imagination, by adding sketches and even
stickers they had as symbols of their countries. All of them did really well and the result
was a beautiful portrait of international measures for the environment. The workshop
was but the beginning to an interesting chain of events which would allow many to make
new, good friends, while learning more about, and working for a better environment.
Lead Green Project
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Lead Green Phase III was one of the projects in which
Eco-Raise Society was involved in 2013. To me, this
was the project in which I was most involved since I
joined the group. One memorable event I took part in
during this project was a workshop. In fact, this was
the first time I got to meet the people from the
AIESEC side of the project. This was also the only
time I met members of Green Revolution Phase II,
another project in which Eco-Raise Society took part. The workshop was conducted at the
intern house in Rose- Hill and had as objective to make the interns aware about the
environmental situation of our island, as well as expressing their thoughts on similar
matters related to their respective countries.
The workshop began, with a presentation by
Eco-Raise. The interns were given an introduction of
the organisation, followed by a presentation on the
environmental situation of Mauritius, pollution and
the laws related to the environment. This was a
really nice experience, as I got to express myself in
front of a group of foreigners I had never met before.
Things got even better when they responded to the presentations by asking questions and
sharing information they had, leading to an enriching and constructive conversation.
The next part of the workshop turned out to be
equally interesting, if not more. The interns were
separated into groups, based on their geographic
origins as far as possible, and they were asked to
write, on large sheets of paper, about the positive
measures taken by the governments in their
countries for the environment. Here, the Eco-Raise
members provided support by giving prompts to
those who had difficulties remembering the good work of their governments.
Moving around, learning a bit about how life is elsewhere on the planet, simply by
interacting with them, gave the feeling that some imaginary barrier had been lifted from
the mind.
Once their sheets were filled (which by then could be
called posters), it was time for the different groups to
present their works. Thus the learning sessions
continued, one after the other, occasionally paused
for question and answer sessions. The posters
themselves differed greatly from one group to
another. Some had prioritized text blocks with varying
colors and fonts, to better represent their region or maybe simply their state of mind at
that time. Others used a bit more of their imagination, by adding sketches and even
stickers they had as symbols of their countries. All of them did really well and the result
was a beautiful portrait of international measures for the environment. The workshop
was but the beginning to an interesting chain of events which would allow many to make
new, good friends, while learning more about, and working for a better environment.
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An Eco-Raiser at the AIMS SIDS Youth Consultation
By S.V. Sornum
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Small Island Developing States or commonly known as SIDS, first recognized as a distinct group of developing
countries at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992, are low-lying
coastal countries that tend to share similar sustainable development challenges, including small but growing
populations, limited resources, remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, vulnerability to external shocks,
excessive dependence on international trade, and fragile environments. Their growth and development is also
held back by high communication, energy and transportation costs, irregular international transport volumes,
disproportionately expensive public administration and infrastructure due to their small size, and little to no
opportunity to create economies of scale. Small Islands Developing States are divided into three groups according to the geographic location namely the
Caribbean, Pacific and AIMS (Africa, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Seas). Each region has
their own specificity and problems, but it has been found that many of these are repeated in the other ones. In
order to identify problems and find solutions, there are different stakeholders who are involved in regional
consultations are these includes, government, public and private sector representatives, NGOs, Youth just to
mention some. Mauritius is a member of the AIMS region SIDS and in July of last year, there was a national
and regional youth consultation that was held in Mauritius and Seychelles respectively. Eco-Raise Society was
present in both consultation processes and the outcomes were far from expectation. The national consultation
process was held in early July at the Indian Ocean Commission head office in Ebene and was a full day
session. Youth representation that worked in different sectors were present and different working sessions were
held, whereby different problems and solution were identified. An outcome document was prepared which was
presented during the regional consultation held in Seychelles Mid July.
The Regional Consultation held in Seychelles was on a period of one week, whereby youth delegates came
from Cape Verde, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles. Bringing forward the different
problems in our respective countries and our knowledge, networking, consultations and preparation of the
outcome document were the main agenda of this meeting, while keeping in mind partnership capacities.
Projects were also discussed on how it can be brought about in the national, regional and international context.
The outcome document was then presented to higher authorities in the Regional AIMS SIDS Meeting whereby
representatives of the different countries governments were present.
It was a very pleasant and enriching experience for myself as Mauritian Youth delegate and Eco-Raiser,
especially to the fact that when you arrive, you are a Mauritian Delegate! but when you leave, you return as an
Islander and member of the big family! There was a sense of achievement when Eco-Raise was presented or
talked about during the meeting. In the plane, back to Mauritius, my head was full with good memories and
pictures of this consultation process. My wish, would be that Eco-Raise must one day be reaching those
islands. I would also like to thank my fellow delegates and Eco-Raisers for having been amazingly supportive
during this first “out of island” Journey of mine.
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The “IDLE NO MORE” Exhibition
On Wednesday 10th April 2013, the Paul Octave Wiehe
Auditorium was buzzing with eager students. The
GREEN SURFERS, a team of 13 students from the
University of Mauritius (UoM) organised an event having
for aim to create awareness among the students on
campus. The theme of this event was inspired by the
students themselves- „Idle No More‟- who decided that
our youngsters should be stop being idle anymore!!!
A number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
were invited on this occasion among which were the Mauritius Marine Conservation
Society, Eco Sud, Mission Verte and Eco-Raise Society. It was a great opportunity for us
to display the previous projects done by the Eco- Raise Society and also meet people
having the same philosophy of working together towards preserving our fragile
environment.
The use of „old‟, „unused‟ clothes and empty plastic bottles
to make attractive objects such as cushions were one of
the major attractions. There was also the presentation of
our E-magazine which drew a lot of attention. The E-
magazine had a summary of all our previously carried out
projects and our various collaborations with other NGOs.
The first speech for the opening ceremony was given by
the Ag. Vice-President of Eco-Raise Society, Miss Srishti
Ramsaha. She praised the Green Surfers for their green
initiative. She also emphasized on the willingness of Eco-Raise Society to collaborate
with others for projects on the environment.
She was followed by a speech from the Minister of
Environment, the Honorable Mr. Dev Virahsawmy
who also congratulated the youngsters for being
concerned citizens. During his visit at our stand, the
Minister was very impressed by the work done by
Eco-Raise Society and also encouraged us to go
forward with our future projects.
During this event, the total money raised from the
sale of tickets was donated to the victims of the flash
flood of 30 March 2013.
Alongside the main event, a concert by local artists and a sketch competition by UoM
students were also organised; for which the President of Eco-Raise Society, Mr.
Sundy Ramah had been invited to be part of the jury panel for the contest.
It was great to see the success of the event and we
look forward to other events as this one to spread
word and reach out to the public about the different
projects that are being done by the Eco-Raise
Society as well as, sharing our remarkable
experiences and demonstrating our enthusiasm
towards a greener Mauritius to the public.
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The “IDLE NO MORE” Exhibition
On Wednesday 10th April 2013, the Paul Octave Wiehe
Auditorium was buzzing with eager students. The
GREEN SURFERS, a team of 13 students from the
University of Mauritius (UoM) organised an event having
for aim to create awareness among the students on
campus. The theme of this event was inspired by the
students themselves- „Idle No More‟- who decided that
our youngsters should be stop being idle anymore!!!
A number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
were invited on this occasion among which were the Mauritius Marine Conservation
Society, Eco Sud, Mission Verte and Eco-Raise Society. It was a great opportunity for us
to display the previous projects done by the Eco- Raise Society and also meet people
having the same philosophy of working together towards preserving our fragile
environment.
The use of „old‟, „unused‟ clothes and empty plastic bottles
to make attractive objects such as cushions were one of
the major attractions. There was also the presentation of
our E-magazine which drew a lot of attention. The E-
magazine had a summary of all our previously carried out
projects and our various collaborations with other NGOs.
The first speech for the opening ceremony was given by
the Ag. Vice-President of Eco-Raise Society, Miss Srishti
Ramsaha. She praised the Green Surfers for their green
initiative. She also emphasized on the willingness of Eco-Raise Society to collaborate
with others for projects on the environment.
She was followed by a speech from the Minister of
Environment, the Honorable Mr. Dev Virahsawmy
who also congratulated the youngsters for being
concerned citizens. During his visit at our stand, the
Minister was very impressed by the work done by
Eco-Raise Society and also encouraged us to go
forward with our future projects.
During this event, the total money raised from the
sale of tickets was donated to the victims of the flash
flood of 30 March 2013.
Alongside the main event, a concert by local artists and a sketch competition by UoM
students were also organised; for which the President of Eco-Raise Society, Mr.
Sundy Ramah had been invited to be part of the jury panel for the contest.
It was great to see the success of the event and we
look forward to other events as this one to spread
word and reach out to the public about the different
projects that are being done by the Eco-Raise
Society as well as, sharing our remarkable
experiences and demonstrating our enthusiasm
towards a greener Mauritius to the public.
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In the past, repurposing of un-used materials were not as famous and widely spread as it is now. Perhaps because people had little materials and they used essentially what was needed. However, now we have loads of things in our homes which sometimes have little/no use to us. Repurposing has become a way to declutter our homes. For example, using pallets to make furniture or using baby food jars as candle holder! Repurposing is an interesting and creative way of using old things. Repurposing has become fashionable!
Besides having several advantages, repurposing is also environment friendly! This is why the Eco-Raise Society tried to focus on this creative way of reusing wastes as one of its major project for 2013. The organisation conducted several repurposing sessions to make cushion covers with old sarees, poufs with plastic bottles. However, the biggest workshop was the Creative 4„R‟s Hands on Workshop done at the University of Technology.
The Creative 4 „R‟s Hands-On Workshop 2013 was done in the context of the LEAD GREEN PROJECT. In 2013, the LEAD GREEN project focused mainly on the recycling of unused materials and wastes. This involved 14 international students from the AIESEC network to help in making the maximum impact by creating awareness about the alarming rate at which the Mauritian ecosystem is being damaged due to these wastes. The workshop consisted of an „hands- on‟ approach to the repurposing of wastes whereby the participants could convert plastic bottles, CDs and other wastes into useful and decorative objects.
The Creative 4„R‟s Hands-On Workshop for Lead Green Project was hosted by Eco-Raise Society in collaboration with AIESEC UTM*CTI. 22 participants attended the workshop. The workshop was conducted
over two days. On the first day, there was a brief introduction of Eco-Raise Society. Then, the creative part started whereby the participants were given all the necessary materials that enabled them to convert waste into beautiful objects. On the second day, the
participants formed little groups of 4 people whereby each group made a PET bottle pouf after a brief tutorial session on pouf making.
Objects made from wastes were:
Pencil holder from biscuit container and twine, baby food jar and ribbon, tissue paper roll and sticking tape roll.
Necklaces from CDs, cardboard and ribbons.
Photo frame made from shredded paper and magazines.
Cushion cover from old sarees.
Photo frame out of chocolate box.
Candle holder from baby food jar and ribbon.
Pouf with PET bottles, old curtains and foam.
Repurposing Sessions/4R’s Hands-on
Workshop
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In the past, repurposing of un-used materials were not as famous and widely spread as it is now. Perhaps because people had little materials and they used essentially what was needed. However, now we have loads of things in our homes which sometimes have little/no use to us. Repurposing has become a way to declutter our homes. For example, using pallets to make furniture or using baby food jars as candle holder! Repurposing is an interesting and creative way of using old things. Repurposing has become fashionable!
Besides having several advantages, repurposing is also environment friendly! This is why the Eco-Raise Society tried to focus on this creative way of reusing wastes as one of its major project for 2013. The organisation conducted several repurposing sessions to make cushion covers with old sarees, poufs with plastic bottles. However, the biggest workshop was the Creative 4„R‟s Hands on Workshop done at the University of Technology.
The Creative 4 „R‟s Hands-On Workshop 2013 was done in the context of the LEAD GREEN PROJECT. In 2013, the LEAD GREEN project focused mainly on the recycling of unused materials and wastes. This involved 14 international students from the AIESEC network to help in making the maximum impact by creating awareness about the alarming rate at which the Mauritian ecosystem is being damaged due to these wastes. The workshop consisted of an „hands- on‟ approach to the repurposing of wastes whereby the participants could convert plastic bottles, CDs and other wastes into useful and decorative objects.
The Creative 4„R‟s Hands-On Workshop for Lead Green Project was hosted by Eco-Raise Society in collaboration with AIESEC UTM*CTI. 22 participants attended the workshop. The workshop was conducted
over two days. On the first day, there was a brief introduction of Eco-Raise Society. Then, the creative part started whereby the participants were given all the necessary materials that enabled them to convert waste into beautiful objects. On the second day, the
participants formed little groups of 4 people whereby each group made a PET bottle pouf after a brief tutorial session on pouf making.
Objects made from wastes were:
Pencil holder from biscuit container and twine, baby food jar and ribbon, tissue paper roll and sticking tape roll.
Necklaces from CDs, cardboard and ribbons.
Photo frame made from shredded paper and magazines.
Cushion cover from old sarees.
Photo frame out of chocolate box.
Candle holder from baby food jar and ribbon.
Pouf with PET bottles, old curtains and foam.
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Annual
Financial
Report
2013
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Executive Committee of
2013
Managing Committee
Sundy Ramah—President
Lekraj Etwarysing—Vice President (Study Leave)
Menaka Gukhool—Secretary
Revtish Hurkoo—Treasurer
Ronnie Francois— Asst. Treasurer
Public Relation Officer
Kapeesha Askoorum
Project Coordinators
Soundara Vellan Sornum
Vandana Heetun
Srishti Ramsaha (Ag. Vice President)
Auditor
Kumaravellan Sornum (Kumaren)
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Chaveena Askoorum
Divesh Aubeeluck
Youdisha Beecah
Vishika Beepur
Nitish Bhugowandeen
Dhanisha Gopaul
Cynthia Labonne
Yohans Mahadea
Sheyne Moodelly
Ryanish Munbodhowa
Shalinee Ramah
Revatish Sampat
Mahalakshmi Sawmy
Kumaravellan Sornum
Yuram Venkatiah
Julia Vitry
Kevalina Deeljore
Narvesh Kisoondhery
Jaya Baulroop
Chetan Gukhool
Deepika Pardassee
Jennifer Mooken
Mamta Ramlugun
Pavishram Rughoo
Prabhakaran C. Pillai
Rajeswaree Venkamah
See Yin How Tue
Tanusha Fowdar
Hannaa Chouthy
Trishen Munisami
Manukumar Mayput
Eco-Raise Members of
2013
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Bettina Knapp, Finance-Student, Austria
"Wow, it was amazing to work with Eco-Raise Society; they really
DO something for the environment! The team is so active and
dedicated, it's just inspiring!"
Eco-Raise through the eyes of the
world
Lucia Magnano, intern, Russia
“Mauritius being an amazing and multicultural country,
home to a unique coral reef full of sea life, it makes me
happy to see that there's a group of very proactive citizens
putting a lot of effort and giving part of their time to
recover and preserve the natural patrimony of the island,
with the people and for the people. Promoting and spreading the word about
sustainable development, encouraging people to respect the environment and
change their mindset towards it, something that may seem hard at the beginning
but that's not impossible, are all highly valuable and challenging tasks.
It was a pleasure getting to know some of the society members. I just wish I had
met them earlier while I was in Mauritius! You could tell from the way they
talked about their work and the mission of Eco-Raise Society how deeply
committed they are to it, and how much environmental issues concern them, not
just the local ones, but those global as well.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, ideas and time with us, it certainly
refreshed my energies! Now that I'm back home, I'm planning to take part in an
environmental-social project.”
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Valeria Barbieri, Oriental Languages-Student,
Italy
“My first impression when I saw Sundy, Vellan and
Haadeeyah for the first time was that they were very young.
But when they started explaining about ECO-RAISE, I could
feel their excitement and I understood that they were very
involved and focused on our planet's problem. I learnt a lot
of new (and moreover terrifying) things about the environment and how
‘we’ (humans) are doing nothing for helping it.
I was (and I am!) really glad to know them and their association.
Maybe because we are young that we can do something concrete to fight the
pollution and to avoid the decay of the world we live in. Maybe because we have
more energies that we have ideals or maybe its because we believe that TOGETHER
we can really do something for the world!”
Narvesh Kissoondhery, Eco-Raiser, Mauritius
"I believe that only through freedom and environmental
experience that human development can occur. Thank you
Eco-Raise Society for making me an Earth Warrior rather than
environmentalist. One year of experience and sharing knowledge
through meetings and workshops has made me more optimistic
about the future of our environment. A very happy second anniversary and wish you
a bright future.”
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“Divided we are countries, together we are
the world and as one we can make the
change we want.”
Acknowledgements Acknowledgements This two year mandate would not have been
possible without the support and collaboration of
our members, partners and collaborators. We
would like to seize this opportunity to sincerely
thank Mr Niven Rayapoulle from AERIS mobile
solutions Ltd for being our first sponsor and
providing an awesome messaging platform for us to
promote our events and make our members to keep
connected. A sincere thank you to Mrs Anneloes
Smitsman from Ecological Living In Action (ELIA)
for being a guide & motivator since the very start
of the organisation; Mr Ameeruddheen
Khodabacus for providing to us his network
contacts and being an enthusiastic supporter of the
Eco-Raise Society. Last but not the least, the
Believe Investigation Team (BIT) for always having
time to support us in terms of video and
photography. We would also like to thank all our
members and everyone who have helped us
throughout this journey!
Thank you all!
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Kapeesha Askoorum
Editor in Chief
Vandana Heetun
Editor
Ronnie Francois
Editor
Sundy Ramah
Designer & Editor
The Editing Team
Chetan Gukhool
For: “Zero Tolerance
Towards Dumping”
Divesh Aubeeluck
For: “Lead Green”
Soundara Vellan Sornum
For: “An Eco-Raiser at
the AIMS SIDS Youth
Consultation”
Kevalina Deeljore
For: “Is Being
Vegetarian more
Eco-Friendly?”
Contributors
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Most Outstanding Project Managers,
Assistants & Eco-Raisers of 2012-2013
Project Managers
& Assistants
1. Kapeesha Askoorum
2. Chaveena Askoorum
3. Ibraahim Atchia
4. Divesh Aubeeluck
5. Lekraj Etwarysing
6. Ronnie Francois
7. Vandana Heetun
8. Sundy Ramah
9. Srishti Ramsaha
10.Pavishram Rughoo
11.Soundara Vellan Sornum
Eco-Raisers
1. Kevalina Deeljore
2. Chetan Gukhool
3. Narvesh Kissondhery
4. Yuram Venkathiah
5. Revtish Hurkoo
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CONTACT
Email: info@ecoraise.org / contact@ecoraise.org
Website: www.ecoraise.org
Official Partner:
February 2014
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