After a number of years partnership, the latest group of students and staff from The French International School of Hong Kong, visited Tasikoki in May 2018.
As a preliminary to the visit, Adrienne Watson, accompanied by Masarang HK volunteer Mr Thomas Gomersall, gave a talk to students and relevant staff, Mr.Bruno Hoareau, Professeur de SVT and Ms Julia Leung, who is the school Project Manager in the field of sustainable development. Additionally one of the FIS students that had previously visited Tasikoki and volunteers as a Masarang HK ambassador, Ms Angele Detilleul, also assisted with the talk by explaining her experience as a volunteer at Tasikoki.
Adrienne sharing the aims of Masarang HK with the FIS Tasikoki Team
Angele Detilleul sharing her experience as a Masarang HK environmental ambassador
Questions from Professeur Bruno Hoareau
Adrienne and volunteer Thomas Gomersall with the FIS Tasikoki Team
After hearing the talk and doing their own research, the group of students created some marvellous material about the charity and the projects, including informative powerpoint presentations and an online infographic by student Line Chanezon, given below:
https://create.piktochart.com/output/25928898-masarang
Additionally, Adrienne gave two talks to the FIS primary school in January 2018.The students and staff in both schools were all wonderfully enthusiastic and had lots of questions about the projects.
To raise funds for their field study with Masarang Foundation, the FIS Tasikoki Team carried out bake sales at school fairs and used this as opportunity to raise awareness of the issues.
They sold hand-made palm-oil-free chocolate spread, sustainable palm sugar, cookies, as well as local Indonesian bracelets with Dayak motifs.
The students enjoyed their visit to Tasikoki and learned a great deal about the projects, the aims, the problems, as well as some solutions to these problems that the Masarang Foundation offers.
They also enjoyed the opportunity to meet and learn about the projects from the founder of the Masarang Foundation, Dr Willie Smits, who gave a talk to the students whilst they were volunteering in Sulawesi.
In order to learn more about the French International School experience, please refer to the article below from Monsieur Bruno Hoareau.
Du 16 au 21 Mai 2018, 17 élèves du lycée Français de Hong Kong de la seconde Écologie et Territoires, accompagnés de leur professeur de SVT, Mr Bruno Hoareau et de Mlle Julia Leung, responsable du département Développement Durable de cet établissement, se sont rendus en Sulawésie, une île de l’archipel Indonésien.
Là, accueillis par la Fondation Masarang, fondés par le Docteur Willie Smits, et sa femme Adrienne Watson, ils se sont retrouvés en immersion dans un refuge pour animaux : le Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue & Education Centre, et ont pu vivre au rythme de ce camp, situé dans le Nord de cette l’île Indonésienne.
Au programme :
- Reboisement,
- Nettoyage de sites de pontes, puis observation, à la nuit tombée, des éclosions d’œufs de tortue.
- Collecte et préparation des repas pour les principaux pensionnaires du centre : les Orangs Outangs, les Oiseaux… (victimes avec d’autres espèces, de la déforestation locale, et de la perte de leurs habitats que cela entraîne).
- Une journée dans le parc national de Tangkoko, avec la découverte et l’observation de nombreuses espèces rares et endémiques dans leur habitat naturel !
Les élèves sont rentrés au bout de cette semaine d’aventure, des images plein les yeux, mais également avec une sensibilité accrue aux enjeux environnementaux en général, et plus particulièrement à celui de la préservation de la Biodiversité de ces hotspots exceptionnels.
Merci Beaucoup, The French International School of Hong Kong.
We hope to see you return to Tasikoki next year!
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