Our hearts go out to our staff, the community that we work with and their families and friends who are currently under a military enforced lockdown in southern Kerala. With cases growing daily, some of the fishing villages just north of our target community in Vizhinjam have been found to be COVID-19 hotspots.
Living in dire poverty with very limited to no services available, these regions are highly susceptible to the virus and we are thankful that the government is responding well so far in Kerala to stop the spread.
On a positive note, Krishna has been working hard on our projects behind the scenes, making the most of the lockdown and limited access to the community to prepare for when things go back to semi-normality. Our signboards and posters are ready to go out to all of the vendors and local street stalls across the region!
As part of our #PlasticFreefortheSea initiative, we are working with businesses across the region to transition to sustainable products and, based on our survey data, have estimated that the transition will eliminate at least 150,000 pieces of plastic and polystyrene from entering the ocean every month!
A huge thank you to Australian Ethical Super, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and the Ubuntu Foundation for supporting our Marine Conservation Centre and associated projects in India!
Krishna working on building our vendor signs (made to their specs) during lockdown in Kerala.
Our new poster (English version), highlighting what’s banned and sustainable alternatives as a result of the state plastics ban that we helped to get across the line!
Our new poster (Malayalam version), highlighting what’s banned and sustainable alternatives as a result of the state plastics ban that we helped to get across the line!