#SeastainableStories is a series by Seastainable to feature amazing ocean conservationists and advocates! We believe that everyone can play a part in contributing to healthier and happier oceans. For this week’s blog, we are featuring Adzmin Fatta, the Co-founder of Green Semporna in Malaysia. In December 2019, Seastainable supported Green Semporna's Community Environmental Leadership Camp (CELC) which was attended by 42 aspiring young leaders in Malaysia. The programme aims to support sustainable development in the communities living in coastal areas of Sabah, enabling grassroots conservation organizations to grow through capacity building. Want to know more about Adz and his advocacy? Read more about his journey below! What sparked your interest in conservation? Initially, I never dreamed that I would be working in conservation...
#SeastainableStories is a series by Seastainable to feature amazing ocean conservationists and advocates! We believe that everyone can play a part in contributing to healthier and happier oceans. This week, we are featuring Florence Tay, the Co-founder of UnPackt Pte Ltd which is one of our consignment partners in Singapore. UnPackt Pte Ltd is the first zero-waste bulk store in Singapore with the mission to build a green and mindful country, one community at a time. Read more to know about Florence and her take on conservation. What sparked your interest in conservation? Thinking about what kind of environment will my child grow up in the future. What do you think is important in pursuing conservation? I think it is...
#SeastainableStories is a series by Seastainable to feature amazing ocean conservationists and advocates! We believe that everyone can play a part in contributing to healthier and happier oceans. For this week’s #SeastainableStories, we are featuring Kay Hui, founder of The Tinkerbox our partner and maker of the Furoshiki Wraps! The Tinkerbox provides handcrafted and reusable solutions to the single-use problems that we are accustomed to nowadays. Scroll down to know more about this artisan and her views on conservation and sustainability. What sparked your interest in conservation? I started making pads and pantyliners for girls in less developed countries. I found it hypocritical not to know what using it was like when I was pitching the benefits. I tried pantyliners...
#SeastainableStories is a series by Seastainable to feature amazing ocean conservationists and advocates! We believe that everyone can play a part in contributing to healthier and happier oceans. This week, we are featuring Joline Tang, founder of The Sustainability Project (TSP), one of Seastainable’s consignment partners in Singapore. The Sustainability Project is a Singapore-based business which aims to encourage and inspire the adoption of low or zero waste lifestyle in your life. This is done through its three arms: Educate, Transform and Inspire. From what started as a blog in 2017 to a zero-waste shop in 2018, TSP has since then conducted numerous talks, workshops, and educational trips to make a difference in her community. Read on and get to know...
#SeastainableStories is a series by Seastainable to feature amazing ocean conservationists and advocates we believe in. Everyone can, and has play a part in contributing to healthier and happier oceans. This week, we are featuring the founder of Seastainable’s grantee who recieved our Seastainable grant for two youth camps. Dwi Riyan, the founder of Pongo Ranger Community (PRC), is a youth leader from West Kalimantan, Ketapang, Indonesia who leads their organization in promoting youth empowerment and environmental education. During the 1st quarter of this year, we supported PRC’s academic program on emerging community leaders through environmental education. A total of $1,481.78 SGD was granted for two programs which both aim to campaign for sustainable education, natural preservation by the local people,...
