By Luke Searle-Evans | Program Manager
Dear Supporters,
The last 3 months have allowed us to focus on training and upskilling rangers from the Seychelles National Park Authority in 1st aid skills and underwater survey techniques to allow a more indepth look around the reefs of the Seychelles
During the last 3 months we have managed to train up 17 rangers in emergency first response where they gained primary and secondary care skills in dealing with casualties. 2 rangers gained their beginners diving qualifications, their PADI Open Water course with another 8 completing their dive refresher training.. 3 rangers have then moved on to complete their reef fish identification and surveys technique course with another 5 on enroute to completing theirs within the next month.
Our highlights have been having rangers feel job satisfaction within their role and being able to complete training and development that some have not managed to receive in the last 2 years due to funding. We are in the process of developing a plan for the next 2 years that will allow us to not only develop the rangers where they can monitor the reef systems across the Seychelles safely, but also gain further skills that are normally out of their reach due to timing and most importantly, funding.
Every time funds are donated we can put these towards the development of old and new rangers. Some great examples are:
We have stepped up our training and have created an increase in job satisfaction and a building block for rangers to begin their development. Not enough is known on the reef systems surrounding the Seychelles and the more we know the more we can protect.
We believe that the job of a ranger is to study and protect the reef ecosystems here in the Seychelles and we need your help to keep this work carrying on. Each ranger has shown their passion and commitment to protecting the reef and the environment. They are now doing their part to protect it.
We face some major challenges. Equipment is one of them. Some of these rangers have been asked in previous areas to partake in unsafe diving practices. As part of our education, we aim to make sure that every time they step into the water they dive safely. Because of this we are in need of safe and well maintained equipment as well as funds to keep the training going. Our overall aim is to have the rangers trained to the point where they can carry on the development of others and turn them into professional scientific divers to protect the underwater environment and we can only do this with your help.
If you are interested to see if these areas match up with your ideologies and interests this program focuses on a few of the United nations Sustainable Development Goals:
Goal 4: Quality education
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Goal 14: Life Below Water
Goal 17: Partnerships
We have started the training and development. We have created the building blocks for rangers to progress. We are now focusing on the continual development of the rangers.
Thank you!
With Gratitude,
Cap Ternay Marine
By Luke Searle-Evans | Program Manager
By Luke Searle-Evans | Program Manager
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