📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
It will be the second workcamp in Pekalongan concerning environment organized by IIWC. This project came up seeing a critical problem occur in Java north coast. Industrial development growth has been pushing businessman to take the area to build factories or other economical activities. One of main problem is the decrease number of mangrove forest since people cut down the mangrove trees to use the land for making fish pond. It was becoming trend since 1990s. Some people they took its wood for cooking activity. In Pasirsari village, reduction of mangrove forest isn't the only main problem but the less awareness of local people about environment create this area listed as slum area, many unmanaged garbage , bad sanitation, and mosquitos around.
💼 What the programme involves
Planting mangroves, cleaning beach, discussion about mangroves, socialization about mangrove to some school, and organize a green activitieship in University
🏠 Accommodation on site
Host family, sleeping bag is needed, self cooking.
📍 About the location
The project will take place in Pantai sari, Panjang Village, Pekalongan Regency, Central Java , Indonesia. Work camp participants could arrange any activities in their daily free time. During free time, your camp leader will arrange some cultural activities by visiting and learning some local culture sites. There will be one full free day. For free day it will be excluded from participant fee, so the campers should bear every expense by their own during free day. The camp leders will provide you any information needed about how to spend the free day easily and enjoyable.
ℹ️ Additional information
hot weather in the area; be ready with sun block and sun burnt. Bring lots of ideas or books about environment education for children and youth.