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Marine Conservation in the Maldives

Location: Maldives: Male

Program Duration: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad)

Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks

Dates: All year round

Maldives Volunteers/ Tiny Island Volunteers

http://www.tinyislandvolunteers.com

1st Floor, 2 Woodberry Grove North Finchley London, N12 0DR England

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Phone: (0044) 01373 832936

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Description

Volunteering island style! Join us in the real Maldives undoubtedly one of the most breath-taking countries on earth and play an active role in the preservation of the eco system and help educate the island community in marine conservation and at the same time learn to dive!

By joining our conservation team you will play a vital roll in not just monitoring the local marine life including, Fish watch, shark watch, coral surveys, coral cleaning and also turtle walks you will be involved in the education of the community on marine conservation and actively encouraging the island communities to participate in our programmes and activities. Unlike other volunteer programmes and vacations ours is 100% run in order to benefit and educate the community.

All conservation volunteers will also be required to choose from one or more other island based community projects to participate in, to run alongside your marine conservation programme including youth development sports clubs, pre school assistant, English improvement classes, NGO support or maybe you had skills that you think could be put to good use in other areas of the island?

If you've never dived before included in your trip is your PADI open water dive course. Once you have completed your course your dive skills will be called upon to complete shark watch, fish watch and coral surveys. Qualified divers will conduct dive surveys, shark watch etc three times a different dive sites a week as well as house reef surveys snorkelling etc as part of your weekly activities.

Highlights

Learn to dive in one of the most beautiful destinations on earth whilst also helping educate the community on ways to protect the local eco system.

Really become a part of the island community and get involved with island activities like fishing island style, island sports, education and conservation clubs. You will also get ample time to enjoy your fabulous surroundings maybe visit the house reef and spot the green turtles or maybe relax on an uninhabited island and contemplate what the one item is you would take if you were stranded on a desert island!!!

Travel Types
  • Eco Tours
  • Environmental Studies
  • Fishing
  • Scuba
  • Snorkeling
  • Soccer/Football
  • Sports
  • Volunteering
Qualifications

Volunteers should be strong swimmers and have a great love of the ocean and be interested in helping to educate the island communities on marine conservation.

If you don't dive a you will get to spend the first two weeks of your trip completing your PADI open water dive course with the community dive school as well as getting involved with other community activities.

If you already hold a dive qualification you will immediately be placed on the conservation team rota and get involved with reef surveys, fish watch and shark watch etc during your three weekly dive trips. You will also get involved with shallow reef surveys, conservation clubs and classes as well as the chance to get involved in other island community activities.

Languages
  • English

Cost in US$:

1400 per month (including PADI course)

Cost Include Description:

The cost includes all accommodation, meals, refreshments taken with meals, in country transport, visas, volunteer pack, volunteer support, PADI open water dive course, additional trips provided include sunset fishing (island style) snorkeling trips to different snorkel spots and picnic trips to uninhabited islands.

Credit Available

no

Experience Required

yes

    Volunteers must be strong swimmers, volunteers must also be happy to assist with at least one additional community programme including, sports club, pre school assistant, English improvement classes, NGO assistance and support etc
Volunteer Types
  • Adult Education
  • Animal Welfare
  • Childcare/children
  • Community Centers
  • Community Development
  • Community Organizing
  • Conservation
  • Culture
  • Eco-tourism
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • English Teaching
  • Environment
  • Global Warming
  • Grassroots Organization
  • Natural Resources
  • Nutrition
  • Organizational Development
  • Primary Education
  • Sea Turtle Protection
  • Teaching
  • Volunteer Management
  • Volunteering
  • Wildlife Surveying
  • Youth Development
Typical Volunteer
Typical volunteer are friendly and relaxed and above all want to really make a difference and have a big love of the ocean and all its marine life.
Age Range
18 - 65
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Other

Participants Travel to Maldives

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves
  • Online Application plus Application Assessment
  • Resume
Maldives Volunteers/ Tiny Island Volunteers's Mission Statement

Our core objective is 'making a difference' and joining us on one of our specially developed volunteer programmes gives you exactly that opportunity. Tiny Island Volunteers was founded by a pair of travel professionals who, over the last fifteen years, have lived and worked around the world in some of our planets most beautiful locations. They felt their influences and experiences could be used positively to promote social awareness and 'give something back' to some of the amazing places they have gained so much from.

Year Founded

2010

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