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Education4ocean - help us build a school in Indonesia

Join us on our mission to create a better educational environment for the kids in Lombok, Indonesia! We are helping our Indonesian friend, who teaches local children in her own home, fulfil her dream and create a place to teach these kids English.

EUR 1,195
pledged of EUR 5,929

20%

20% completed

56 contributors pledged

Ecology, Education

Indonésie

All or nothing. Project finished on Dec 31, 2021 at 11:46.

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How will the funds be used?

We aim to secure a sufficient study environment for Indonesian children - to repair the building, equip the classroom with furniture, provide necessary study materials, and create a sanitary environment where the children could meet up and study regularly. We will help build a better relationship between local children and the nature surrounding them, teach them to protect their environment and help them understand sustainable fishing and careful waste disposal. Because we believe it is up to them - the future generation.

 

Photo: Lecture about plastic pollution

Photo: The last day of school with the children we taught every day about ecology and English

How was the crowdfunding campaign on Hithit started? 

The first time we visited Tanjung Luar village in Lombok was four years ago. We travelled there to map the shark market, where shark finning is a regular practice. Fins are then transported to Asia, mainly to China, where it is made into a shark fin soup - a local delicacy. We also educated children and local people about ecology, sustainable fishing and waste disposal management. 

  

Photo: Caught shark on bamboo poles, which is carried to the dock among 100 other sharks

On our last mission, which took place before covid restrictions, we were lucky to meet a wonderful woman - Ivy. We have discovered that Ivy teaches local children in her own home several times a week. She teaches them English, ecology and to appreciate the nature that surrounds them, in her flat consists of two rooms also used for cooking and as a bedroom. Children would learn that the best way to clean the biscuit packaging is not by throwing it into the ocean, that it is better to fish sustainably, not to destroy coral reefs, not to catch baby fish, and even not to fish with dynamite. These topics and many more, such as protecting mangrove forests around the village, throwing rocks, or pouring hot water on street dogs, are not covered at their public schools. There is a severe lack of capable teaching staff at the public schools, and the schools are also missing an English speaking teacher.

In addition, children do not have sufficient facilities to learn. They only have a notebook, a pencil and a floor. Once, as we were sitting by the sea drinking coffee, Ivy confided in me. She has a dream of building a place where children could meet up, learn and create after school. That is why we have decided to turn her dream into reality, and you can help us too! 

Výuka angličtiny u Ivy doma  

Photo: Capturing children who are learning with our friend Ivy on the ground, without benches and suitable background for studying

Why is the Education4ocean project important in the Indonesian village of Tanjung Luar?

Tanjung Luar village is known for its huge fish market and especially shark market. An average of 60 sharks die at this place every day, about 22,000 each year. Sharks have their fins cut off, which are shipped to China, where they are used for cooking a popular and very expensive shark fin soup that serves as a status symbol in China. The rest of the shark is sold cheaply as unknown fish meat to local warung, and the livers are used to produce oils for improved immunity or cosmetics. At the market, among other fish, you will find coral fish, swordfish, tuna and many other marine species, many of which are endangered or even protected, such as hammerhead and mako shark species. Walking at the market is like walking over a battlefield. We understand that fishing is one of the few livelihoods for the locals, but we have found that they make very little money from shark fishing, and the money goes mainly to traffickers.

  

Photo: Pregnant females that fall out of their bellies unborn pups

Unfortunately, overfishing is not the only problem in Tanjung Luar village. Plastic pollution and with it lack of education is also a huge problem. In most places in Lombok, there is no waste management as in our country in the Czech Republic. Locals often have only a few options for handling the waste - incinerate the trash, throw it into the ocean or nature. Usually, throwing the garbage in the ocean is the easiest for them. The ocean is just a few steps away from the house.

Photo: Children with sacks full of garbage

At the same time, the village has a huge potential for nature protection. There are extensive mangroves and coral reefs around the village, essential ecosystems for villagers and marine and terrestrial species.

About Be Sea

Be Sea is an organisation focused on the protection of the oceans. We operate in Indonesia, where we fight the shark fin trade, and our goal is to reduce shark fishing. We negotiate with the government, work with locals and focus on children’s education. In the Czech Republic, we try to spread awareness about oceans, sharks and sustainability. We organise lectures at primary and secondary schools, events for the public, art exhibitions, workshops and create educational materials. One of the pillars of our activities is also cooperation with artists and designers.

Photo: A group of volunteers at the market in Tanjung Luar

We believe that building a school is an ideal project for a crowdfunding campaign, as anyone who contributes even a small donation will become part of a large community that will forever be connected to the lives of local children (and nature).

 
Foto: Protect Hiu, v překladu do češtiny chraňme žraloky
Anička, Adam, Nikola, Terka and Dáša thank you from the heart of the Be Sea core team.
And if you have any questions about us, write to us either here at Hithit via questions and answers, or at info@besea.cz.

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    Good (wo)man - donation for building the school

    You can give us money for building the school just because you like the idea of our project Education4ocean.

    And if you don’t need a gift and still give us a more considerable donation, you can increase the amount.
     

    Reward delivery: in a week after the Hithit project end

    EUR 3.95
    (CZK 100)

  • sold 2
    Cook our favourite Lombok recipe

    Contribute to snacks for school students.

    We will send you an email with one special Lombok recipe as a gift. Your donation helps us with building the school.

     

    Reward delivery: in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 5.93
    (CZK 150)

  • remaining 44 from 50
    Video greeting from the children

    Do you want to move to a local village in Indonesia just for a while?

    We will show you how does the village look like, send you a greeting video from the local children who will attend the school. Video greeting video will be sent to your e-mail.
     

    Reward delivery: in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 7.91
    (CZK 200)

  • remaining 150 from 150
    Lecture about Lombok

    Visit our lecture and listen to the stories from our Lombok travels! We will also share what specific plans we have with the school in the local village.

    Talks will take place in several locations all over the Czech Republic, eventually also online.

    Reward delivery: in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 9.88
    (CZK 250)

  • remaining 16 from 20
    Traditional Lombok recipes

    Do you want to taste traditional Lombok recipes at your home? So this is a reward just for you! You will receive the TOP 10 best recipes from local mothers, aunts, and grandmothers in this reward. Your contribution will support the school building construction. We will send recipes in electronic form.

    Reward delivery: on address, in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 13.83
    (CZK 350)

  • remaining 23 from 30
    Hand-painted picture from local children

    We will bring you a hand-painted picture of the children of the village who will attend the school. We will send you this picture directly to your home. Indeed we will frame it. The price includes postage in the Czech Republic, not abroad. The fee for postage abroad is paid extra. Or we can send it to you online.

    Reward delivery: on address, in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 15.02
    (CZK 380)

  • remaining 9 from 10
    Relax set from Lombok in your home

    Do you want to add a couple of products from Lombok to your bathroom? In this relax set, you will find a face mask, a soap and a toothbrush.

    We will send the reward up to your home. The price includes postage in the Czech Republic, not abroad. The fee for postage abroad is paid extra. By purchasing this gift, you have supported school construction.

     

    Reward delivery: on address, in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 16.60
    (CZK 420)

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    A Christmas gift - voucher

    Are you not sure about choosing a Christmas gift for someone close to you? You can present a trifle that might serve as a good cause at the same time. After donating money, you will receive an e-mail voucher stating a dedication either directly to you or someone you wish it to give to, along with an explanation of how specifically the money in the project will be applied. On top of that, you will also receive sharks brochures in electronic form.

    Reward delivery: in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 19.76
    (CZK 500)

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    A shark hat

    Do you want a hat for winter which will warm your head and heart? By purchasing this gift, you have supported the school’s furniture purchase.

    The cap has a hand-sewn shark tag made of eco-leather (a leather imitation, the whole product is cruelty-free) and sewn in the Czech Republic.

    You can choose between 3 colours – black, dark blue and mustard. We will send the cap up to your home. The price includes postage in the Czech Republic, not abroad. The fee for postage abroad is paid extra.Your contribution supports school construction.

    Reward delivery: on address, in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 19.76
    (CZK 500)

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    School supplies for students

    With this contribution, you will supply school supplies to students, which will help them study. They will receive a set of student books (English language, ecology) upcycle pencil case and a notebook with a pen.

    As a gift, we will send this set to you too! The price includes postage in the Czech Republic, not abroad. The fee for postage abroad is paid extra.
     

    Reward delivery: on address, in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 23.72
    (CZK 600)

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    Everlasting supporter – your name will be written down on the school wall

    Your name will be written on one of the school walls forever. A picture from the school will be surely sent to your e-mail.

    Reward delivery: in over a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 27.67
    (CZK 700)

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    A chair to a classroom

    Contribute a chair to the classroom so that the kids don’t sit on the floor.

    And a gift for you? We will send you an electronic version of our schoolbook
    addressed to Lombok´s nature conservation.

    Reward delivery: on address, in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 31.62
    (CZK 800)

  • remaining 29 from 30
    A salary for a teacher

    Your contribution ensures a part of the salary for local teachers.

    As a gift, we will send you a greeting video from the kids and an ecological schoolbook that will serve as studying material for the kids.

    Reward delivery: on address, in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 59.29
    (CZK 1,500)

  • remaining 9 from 10
    A freediving course

    Are you in love with the ocean, and do you want to master your skill in how to hold up your breath underwater for a longer period? So this is a reward just for you! Our friend Honza will teach you how to hold your breath underwater for more than 2 minutes within one training session. You just want this!

    How and where the course will take place?
    This course takes roughly 5 hours. For the first 2 hours, you will be on dry land. You will teach essential theory, relaxation, breath retention, pressure balance, security rules and principles. For the following 3 hours, you will be diving in the deepest pool in the Czech Republic – Aqua palace in Čestlice.

    And here you can take a look at Honza's work and what awaits you:
    https://www.facebook.com/freedivepraha/

    We will send you other necessary information by e-mail. Your contribution will support the construction of the school.

    Reward delivery: in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 79.05
    (CZK 2,000)

  • remaining 3 from 4
    A good geed memory tattoo

    Do you want to get a tattoo by combining this project with your lifetime memory? We have some tattoo vouchers for you - Tattoos by Anička, who tattoos in Brno, Prague and Jaroměř. The price for one coupon is 2500 CZK.

    We will send a voucher to your e-mail. By purchasing this gift, you have supported school construction.

    Reward delivery: in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 98.81
    (CZK 2,500)

  • remaining 9 from 10
    School desks for two students

    You are contributing school desks for students by purchasing this gift.

    We will send you our school book in online form addressed to Lombok´s nature conservation as a gift.

    Reward delivery: in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 118.58
    (CZK 3,000)

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    Blackboard to the classroom

    Buy us a blackboard in the classroom to make us work well.

    You will be gifted with our printed schoolbook addressed to Lombok´s nature conservation, and additionally, we will write your name on the wall next to the blackboard.

    Reward delivery: in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 237.15
    (CZK 6,000)

  • remaining 1 from 1
    A deep-sea painting

    The abstract painting is named HLUBINA. Everyone can interpret part of the image in their way. The author´s effort was to eternise those fascinating blue shades of Jadran, which she observed as a diver on several occasions. Golden smudges add a mystery to the painting. Everyone can interpret them in their way. What do they remind you? Someone finds it as glitter on the surface inside the morning sun rays, others as a glittery shoal of tiny fish. But maybe it might be just reflections of plastic bottles. This picture hides secrets just as the deep sea itself.

    Author : Anna Milerová
    Size : 80x10 cbm
    Material: canvas + akryl

    The price includes postage in the Czech Republic, not abroad. The fee for postage abroad is paid extra. Your contribution will support school building construction.

    Reward delivery: on address, in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 316.21
    (CZK 8,000)

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    Oil painting Boat and sailboat

    The painting is embodied in an actual script from the author's life.

    The painting has its roots in Italy, where the author, at the morning walk, noticed the fishermen who sailed their old boat to the sea. A sailboat sailed behind them.

    This scenery inspired the author so much that he intended to immortalise her. He made several sketches on the spot and then worked on the canvas.

    At first glance, these two others make a beautiful contrast to the image.

    Size: 50x90 cm
    Frame: Lightwood - spruce, thickness 5.5 cm

    About the author

    The price includes postage in the Czech Republic, not abroad. The fee for postage abroad is paid extra.

    Reward delivery: on address, in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 592.89
    (CZK 15,000)

  • remaining 3 from 3
    Fly with us

    Would you like to go with us to teach children in Tanjun Luar?

    The price includes accommodation per month, our Be Sea mission t-shirt, an ecology textbook to teach local children, a brochure about Lombok to better prepare you for the trip. At the same time, half a year before the trip, we will meet together several times (in person or online) to prepare for a joint journey together. The price does not include air tickets and food.

    Reward delivery: on address, in over a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 790.51
    (CZK 20,000)

  • remaining 1 from 1
    Bronze statue called SEA

    Impressive bronze statue of the Sea by academic sculptor Petr Novák. The sculpture was created by long-term studies of the sea and women when the author combined these two seemingly different themes into an impressive work. Petr Novák is a classical sculptor who creates realistic bronze, stone, and wood sculptures. In his freelance work, he deals with the themes of horses, seas and women (it is essential to follow this order). He has been working on the ocean theme for over 30 years. By purchasing, you supported the construction of the school.

    Reward delivery: on address, in a quarter after the Hithit project end

    EUR 3,952.57
    (CZK 100,000)

  • Sold out!!
    Free ticket to Zoo Liberec

    Do you want to see the animals that live in Indonesia? Go ahead and visit Liberec zoo. Perhaps some people do not find zoos a nature conservation symbol but trust us; it is not like that. Czech zoological gardens are considered one of the best in the world. They provide ecology education for visitors directly in the area. They have their conservation projects and support domestic and foreign non-profitable projects. Unfortunately, nowadays, zoos are considered as a sanctuary for animal species whose natural habitat is disappearing from the world.

    Freebies that are applicable upon zoo entry will be sent into your e-mail box. By purchasing this gift, you have supported school construction.

    Reward delivery: in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 7.91
    (CZK 200)

  • Sold out!!
    A freebie to the Zoo with a unique program

    We have some special tickets for you to the Zoo Liberec. With your ticket, you will be able to look into places that other visitors are not allowed to. Mr Pavel Zoubek, one of the best Czech conservationists, will guide you throughout the zoo. And be sure that this tour will be worth it.

    A Zoo tour voucher will be sent by e-mail. By purchasing this gift, you have supported school construction.

    Reward delivery: in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 39.53
    (CZK 1,000)

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