2nd ONLINE MAGAZINE

In one look... Welcome Message ……………………………………..……………………………. 2

Message from the President ………………………………………………….…….. 3

Being Eco-Friendly with Aeris ………………………………………………………. 4

Eco-Raise Society an Insight………………………………………….…………….. 5

Message from a collaborator ..……………………………………….……………. 7

Is being Vegetarian more Eco-Friendly?…..……………………………………..….. 8

Becoming a member’…..………………………………………….……………….….. 9

Projects 2013……………... …………………………………………….…………….. 10

Annual Financial Report 2013…………………………………...…………………. 29

Executive Committee of 2013…………………………………………...……..….….. 30

Eco-Raisers of 2012 ………………………………………………………...……...… 31

Eco-Raise throughout the eyes of the world ……………………….……...………., 32

Acknowledgments ……………………………………………………….….……… 33

The Editing Team ..………………………………………………….…….….…….… 34

Most Outstanding Project Managers/Assistants/Eco-Raisers …………………. 35

Ms. Kapeesha Askoorum

Public Relations Officer

Editor In Chief

2013-2013

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"I was part of the editing team for a short time

but I enjoyed this experience. I believe that

teamwork divides the task and multiplies the

success. I thank each and every Eco-Raiser for

their support during these few years and I hope a

green and sustainable environment will prevail in

future." - Vandana Heetun (Editor)

Dear Readers,

The first two year mandate of the Eco-Raise

Team is over. It has been two years of great

cooperation, team spirit, passion, inspiration,

work and networking. Though full of

obstacles, the journey has been a full

learning process.

The Eco-Raise team has once again brought

to you the online magazine, an interesting way to highlight the

main events of 2013. Some new features such as articles written

by members have been added. We hope that this magazine

inspires you to get involved in the protection and conservation of

the environment. Even the smallest gesture counts and it would

indeed be an achievement if the Eco-Raise Team could be the

source of inspiration for people!

We encourage everyone to participate in the environmental cause

and together we can make a difference!

We highly encourage people to send us feedbacks so that the

Eco-Raise Team can improve itself for the betterment of the

organisation and the environment!

Have a good read ahead!

Dear Readers,

Our 2nd online edition of the Eco-Raise magazine is

finally out! Once again, it has been a very long and

successful year for Eco-Raise Society. From

sensitisation campaigns, clean-up campaigns,

hands-on workshops to exhibitions, Eco-Raise

Society had reached another level in the world of

Environmental NGOs. This year has been very

fruitful whereby we got the chance to present

Eco-Raise Society to the different representatives of the African

Regions during the Waves of Change campaign and during the AIMS

SIDS youth Consultation at Seychelles. Moreover, the Eco-Raise

Society is much thankful to all Associations and Organisations that

had faith in us and believed in our competency to work together as

one. Not the least, I would like to thank our members who kept on

helping and participating in our different projects done throughout

the year.

I wish the new Managing Committee 2014-2015 good luck and I

completely believe that they, with the help of our members, will take

not only Eco-Raise Society but the environmental awareness to a

higher level.

I would like to dedicate this Magazine to everyone who, in a way or

another, helped in the various stages of Eco-Raise growth and on an

ending note, I wish to thank the Editing Team for their

good work in making this 2nd online Edition a success.

Mr. Sundy Ramah

President

2012-2013 3

Photo Courtesy of Kurtish Venkatiah

“its always impossible until it's done" - Nelson Mandela

After being officially launched in June 2010, Aeris

developed itself into a full-fledged Digital Advertising &

Marketing Agency. Effectively managed, Aeris knows a

growing success while well establishing itself since the

beginning of 2013. Niven Rayapoulle, the Managing

Director, has always considered the human and

environmental factor to be of paramount importance for

the welfare of society at large.

Since February 2013, Aeris geared up its expertise in

Mobile & SMS applications to help the dedicated

members of ECO-RAISE in their amazing endeavor

towards environmental protection and sustainability.

Good communication among people paves the way to

success and at the root of it is having the appropriate

medium to communicate. Aeris is honored to assist the

ECO-RAISE members in their internal communication

with the effective SMS Platform for an eco-friendly

communication.

“Looking ahead, we are keen of our contribution in the

great environmental initiatives of Eco-Raise towards a

greener and healthier Mauritius.” said Niven Rayapoulle.

Being Eco-Friendly with Aeris

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The idea of creating Eco-Raise Society cropped up to a group of university students

after a wonderful lagoon cleaning experience. It occurred to them that people knew

little about the state of our environment and that so little was being done to protect it.

The zeal to do something for Mother Nature gave birth to Eco- Raise Society. On

the 3rd November 2011, it was officially registered as an NGO with 13 members.

Today, after one year, an amazing journey has been accomplished and still much more

remains to be done. With the help of its 41 members and collaboration of other

organisations, the Eco-Raise Society has accomplished an amazing one year journey.

The objective of the society is to act as a platform and unite every individual/persons/

organisations under a single banner, which is the protection of the marine and

terrestrial environment. Our first collaboration was much before the society was

officially registered! The NGO, after registration, worked and participated in various

environmental projects such as lagoon and beach cleanings, interactive and hand’s on

workshops with national and international students, sensitization campaigns, endemic

tree planting and global dialogues amongst others.

The organisation and participation in all these projects would not have been possible

without the support of all our collaborators.

However, the work does not end here.

Eco- Raise Society has the vision to sensitise

the maximum number of people so that the

‘Green’ attitude comes to every Mauritian

naturally and also to promote students and

youngsters to work on their own

environmental projects.

Our members have the possibility to become

a project coordinator of an environmental

project or work on different projects with us thus, giving the green touch necessary

for their future.

“You can start with nothing. And out of nothing and out of no way, a way will be

made.” ~Michael Bernard Beckwith

Eco-Raise Society’s membership is open to any person above 18 years old. Eco-Raise Society

Lagoon cleanings Global Dialogues

Tree plantings Workshops

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The idea of creating Eco-Raise Society cropped up to a group of university students

after a wonderful lagoon cleaning experience. It occurred to them that people knew

little about the state of our environment and that so little was being done to protect it.

The zeal to do something for Mother Nature gave birth to Eco- Raise Society. On

the 3rd November 2011, it was officially registered as an NGO with 13 members.

Today, after one year, an amazing journey has been accomplished and still much more

remains to be done. With the help of its 41 members and collaboration of other

organisations, the Eco-Raise Society has accomplished an amazing one year journey.

The objective of the society is to act as a platform and unite every individual/persons/

organisations under a single banner, which is the protection of the marine and

terrestrial environment. Our first collaboration was much before the society was

officially registered! The NGO, after registration, worked and participated in various

environmental projects such as lagoon and beach cleanings, interactive and hand’s on

workshops with national and international students, sensitization campaigns, endemic

tree planting and global dialogues amongst others.

The organisation and participation in all these projects would not have been possible

without the support of all our collaborators.

However, the work does not end here.

Eco- Raise Society has the vision to sensitise

the maximum number of people so that the

‘Green’ attitude comes to every Mauritian

naturally and also to promote students and

youngsters to work on their own

environmental projects.

Our members have the possibility to become

a project coordinator of an environmental

project or work on different projects with us thus, giving the green touch necessary

for their future.

“You can start with nothing. And out of nothing and out of no way, a way will be

made.” ~Michael Bernard Beckwith

Eco-Raise Society’s membership is open to any person above 18 years old.

An insight….

The society has the vision to unite students, professionals, organisations

and individuals sharing a common vision of a proper sustainable Mauritius

to work together under the same banner of sustainability and protection of

the Marine and Terrestrial environment.

Its Pathway

Founded in 2011

Registered as an NGO in 2011

Registered under the MoESD in 2012

Our Vision Projects

Environmental Forums

Interactive & Hands-on Workshops

Tree Planting

Lagoon/Beach Cleaning

Sensitization Campaigns & Projects

Schools Outreach

Innovative & Sustainable Working

Sessions

Official Partner:

Eco-Raise in Number

35 and increasing Members

9 Executive Members

More than 12 past projects

2 On-going projects Opportunities to Members

Opportunity to work, assist and manage environmental projects

Build extensive network with national and international eco-people

Develop their communication skills

Build and develop their leadership and expertise skills

Develop innovative ‘green’ ideas and the chance to concretize it

Receive automatically 25% discount on all re-purposed articles made

Registration

Registered in 2011 under the Registrar

of Association of Mauritius with regis-

tration number: 12574

Contact info:

Website: www.ecoraise.org

Email address: info@ecoraise.org

Facebook page: https://

www.facebook.com/ecoraise

Facebook group: https://

www.facebook.com/groups/

ecoraise.soc/

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Lead Green Project was an initiative of AIESEC Mauritius which started in 2012. Phase 1

focused on terrestrial and marine life whereas Phase II and III were essentially about weather

patterns and waste management.

Local students from AIESEC Mauritius felt the need to achieve a sustainable environment

and preserve the natural beauty in Mauritius for future generations. In this perspective,

AIESEC Mauritius launched the Lead Green Project to bring awareness to the local

population about the environment and the importance of conservation. We successfully

delivered a combination of workshops, presentations, awareness and cleaning campaigns in

Mauritius, hence achieving our aim to change people behaviour for the better in these areas.

We started by arranging workshops on “terrestrial and marine life” and “Reduce, Re-use and

Recycle” launched in June 2012 and December 2012, involving 40 international AIESECers

from around the world and members from the Eco-Raise Society. Together we looked at

ways to reduce the impacts of marine and land pollution, identify practical solutions that could

be implemented. The workshops were a huge success; several ideas about re-use were

developed further and put into practice.

On the 30th of March 2013, Mauritius witnessed one of its darkest days with more than 10

deaths in Port-Louis due to flooding. This brought into focus the causes of unnatural weather

patterns. The Eco-Raise Society in collaboration with AIESEC Mauritius organised

environmental conferences “Climate Change and Solutions” on the 25 th and 29th of April 2013

respectively. The event was host by Mr Kae Shummoogum, trained by Mr Al Gore, and

President of Gasonic Instruments Inc & EnviroRentals from Canada. This was an important

step for us as it gave the first media coverage of the Lead Green Project, helping us to reach

a wider audience. Our on-going work in the project was reported on by up to 4 national

newspapers.

Our message was delivered with a combination of national campaigns and workshops in

several local educational institutions. From the various media attention and sponsorship from

Orange the cleaning campaign at Ebene was an astounding success with potential to run

similar campaigns in other cities. To end the project with a “bang”, two big awareness

campaigns at Rose Hill and Bagatelle were arranged with the attendance of nearly 1200

people over 6 weeks.

The “Lead Green Project” was the biggest project ever undertaken by AIESEC Mauritius. The

involvement of international and national organisations gave it a phenomenal success,

spreading our message on sustainable environment. I wish to thank the Eco-Raise society,

especially Mr Sundy Ramah for making this project a success.

On a personal note: “Keep believing in yourself, all big changes for the better involve you

taking the first step”.

Yours truly,

Mr. Ameeruddheen Khodabacus

Coordinator and Project Manager of the Lead Green Project

AIESEC Mauritius

Message from a collaborator

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Is being Vegetarian more Eco-Friendly?

By Kevalina Deeljore

Since the last decade, there has been an increase of

20% of meat eaters in the world. One third of the earth‟s

land is being used to rear farm animals.1 According to the

onegreenplanet.org, lamb is the leading environment

destructive food, releasing 20 kg of carbon dioxide for

the production of 500g of lamb.2 This is enormous! Now

just imagine how many such farm we have all around the

world which contributes in the increased of Carbon

Dioxide emission. According to the National Geographic

the production of 1 pound of beef requires 6 810L of

water whereas to produce 1 pound of soybeans, 818L of

water is needed!3 The protein content of 1 pound of beef

(28g) is twice as that of 1 pound of soya beans (14g). On

the whole, you could save 5 174L of water by just eating

2 pounds of soya beans instead of eating 1 pound of

beef!

The farming of billions of Cattles and Sheep are

accountable for the production of 37% of methane due to

anthropogenic activities.4 It is true that 17% of methane

is produced from the cultivation of rice5 but here also we

can see the difference in greenhouse gasses emitted

from the production of food for non-vegetarians and

those for vegetarians. The difference is drastic!

Nevertheless, if you would like to considerably reduce

your carbon footprint in your daily life, going vegetarian

would not be enough. You should eat less rice or switch

to another source of carbohydrate, perhaps wheat or

corn. But careful! An increase in the number of

vegetarians could also cause more harm to the

environment than you think!! Yes! Due to the importation

of soy, pasta and pulses from other countries, more

energy is being used.6 Thus; it is recommended that you

make sure to buy organic and local food from your daily

market! For those who are non-veg, it is advised to buy

grass-fed beef as it is better for the consumer‟s health

rather than those fed with soy and corn7 which are done

by conventional factories.

If we talk now in terms of seafood, certain techniques of

aquaculture can also cause harm to the environment.

High supplies of food can cause algal growth thus,

causing oxygen depletion in turn causing death of other

species. Antibiotics used to grow fish can accumulate

into other surrounding organisms and be toxic to them.

The introduction of alien species can also cause

damaging changes in the ecosystem.8

Being vegetarian is beneficial for the environment as

long as more local products are used. However, the

person should limit its consumption of dairy products!

Here are some advices on how you can help to save the

environment:9

1. Choose pulses instead of animal products.

2. Have meat free Mondays.

3. Buy local and seasonal food.

4. Make sure to read labels to know whether your

products are from sustainable agriculture or fishing.

5. Try growing your own vegetables and fruits using

organic fertilisers from composting.

6. Avoid buying meat from the supermarkets; get it from

your local butcher.

Because when you eat meat, you are directly

contributing to:10

1. The deforestation to either rear animals or to produce

their feed;

2. The overheating of the planet due to the production

of greenhouse gases by animals;

3. The unsustainable use of water and;

4. The polluting the earth.

So, make the wise decision: go vegan and save the

world!

References:

1,9,10.http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/

food_and_drink/1190709/

can_becoming_a_vegetarian_help_save_the_planet.html

2.http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/most-

environmentally-destructive-foods/

3.http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/

embedded-water/#

4.http://www.ovoenergy.com/2013/08/is-being-vegetarian-better-for-

the-environment/

5.http://www.princeton.edu/engineering/eqnews/spring04/

feature4.html

6.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/

climatechange/7219223/Becoming-vegetarian-can-harm-the-

environment.html

7.http://www.sustainabletable.org/260/animal-feed

8.http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/aquacult/overview.php

Kevalina Deeljore

BSc (Hons) Biology

Eco-Raiser

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Climate patterns play a fundamental role in shaping natural ecosystems, and

the human economies and cultures that depend on them. But the climate we‟ve

come to expect is not what it used to be,

because the past is no longer a reliable

predictor of the future. Our climate is rapidly

changing with disruptive impacts, and that

change is progressing faster than any seen

in the last 2,000 years. Rising levels of

carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping

gases in the atmosphere have warmed the

Earth and are causing wide-ranging

impacts, including rising sea levels; melting

snow and ice; more extreme heat events, fires and drought; and more extreme

storms, rainfall and floods. This is posing significant risks to human health,

forests, agriculture, freshwater supplies, coastlines, and other natural resources

that are vital to economy, environment and quality of life.

The „Climate Change & Solutions Workshop‟

was brought by the Eco-Raise Society along

with AIESEC UTM*CTI. The purpose of this

workshop was to educate the participants

about climate change and to devise collective

actions to be taken against rising greenhouse

gases. The focus of the workshop was on

solutions to climate change through efficient

energy use.

The workshop was done twice during the month of April 2013. The guest

speaker, Mr Kae Shummoogum who also conducted the whole workshop, is a

Mauritian who owns and operates an environmental business in Calgary,

Canada. He is one of the leaders of the

Climate Reality Project and was trained

by the former American Vice President, Mr

Al-Gore himself.

Mr Kae Shummoogum raised a question on

our knowledge of climate change, if we

knew about its threats to the planet and its

inhabitants. He also questioned each per-

son present if they knew how they could act

to prevent the ever increasing emission of

greenhouse gases. The participants were questioned about how to protect

the planet against rising sea level and atmospheric temperatures. It was a

very interesting workshop which changed the mindset of the participants on

the various solutions brought forward that could be applied for climate

change.

Climate Change & Solutions Workshop

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Climate patterns play a fundamental role in shaping natural ecosystems, and

the human economies and cultures that depend on them. But the climate we‟ve

come to expect is not what it used to be,

because the past is no longer a reliable

predictor of the future. Our climate is rapidly

changing with disruptive impacts, and that

change is progressing faster than any seen

in the last 2,000 years. Rising levels of

carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping

gases in the atmosphere have warmed the

Earth and are causing wide-ranging

impacts, including rising sea levels; melting

snow and ice; more extreme heat events, fires and drought; and more extreme

storms, rainfall and floods. This is posing significant risks to human health,

forests, agriculture, freshwater supplies, coastlines, and other natural resources

that are vital to economy, environment and quality of life.

The „Climate Change & Solutions Workshop‟

was brought by the Eco-Raise Society along

with AIESEC UTM*CTI. The purpose of this

workshop was to educate the participants

about climate change and to devise collective

actions to be taken against rising greenhouse

gases. The focus of the workshop was on

solutions to climate change through efficient

energy use.

The workshop was done twice during the month of April 2013. The guest

speaker, Mr Kae Shummoogum who also conducted the whole workshop, is a

Mauritian who owns and operates an environmental business in Calgary,

Canada. He is one of the leaders of the

Climate Reality Project and was trained

by the former American Vice President, Mr

Al-Gore himself.

Mr Kae Shummoogum raised a question on

our knowledge of climate change, if we

knew about its threats to the planet and its

inhabitants. He also questioned each per-

son present if they knew how they could act

to prevent the ever increasing emission of

greenhouse gases. The participants were questioned about how to protect

the planet against rising sea level and atmospheric temperatures. It was a

very interesting workshop which changed the mindset of the participants on

the various solutions brought forward that could be applied for climate

change.

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6 months after the clean-up campaign of l‟Ile

aux Benitiers (29th and 30th September

2012), whereby more that 450 bags of

dumped wastes (250 Plastic Bottles, 60

Ceramic, 20 Metal, 10 Polystyrene among

others) were removed from the island by 200

Volunteers, the wastes were transformed into

art decorations and have been exposed at

the Institut Francaise de Maurice (IFM) from

the 6th of April to the 17th of April 2013.

The artists who worked on the transformation used the marine theme whereby sharks,

turtles, fish, rays, jellyfish among others were

made using scrap metals, plastic bottles, bottles‟s

caps, cans, cloths, papers and other wastes.

The Ile aux Benitiers cleaning campaign was an

initiative of the One Future One Planet platform

during which different partners worked hand in

hand, among which was the Eco-Raise Society, to

make the campaign a success. The Waves of

Change then came as an initiative by the One

Island Institute to transform these wastes and give them a new life in terms of art. After

more than 3 months of work, the objects were finally ready and exposed at the IFM.

The launching ceremony gathered many

representatives of different organisations who

were in the cleaning campaign and the working

session to transform wastes into art. The

ceremony started with the speech of the

representative of One Island institute followed

by the Sponsors (IOC and EU). A video of the

Waves of Change was also launched during the

night.

The exposition was opened to everyone from the 6th to the 17th of April 2013 for the

visits at the IFM, with special themes days for instance Kids Activities, Partnership

Dialogue and Woman Uniting events.

On Saturday 12th, there was the Wave of Change Main Event, whereby there were

presentations of project or actions being done in the context of the Wave of Change

Campaign series, by delagates from Zanzibar, Madagascar and Comoros, followed

OFOP Benitier Project with MMCS, Eli-Africa, Reef Conservation and Eco-Raise Society.

There were also Slam sessions, group sharing and Live music, throughout the day.

On the 17th the Exposition culminated with a partnership dialogue session between all

partners who participated. All the Art objects were exposed at IFM for 3 more weeks.

Waves of Change—Opening ceremony at the

Institut Francaise de Maurice (IFM)

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6 months after the clean-up campaign of l‟Ile

aux Benitiers (29th and 30th September

2012), whereby more that 450 bags of

dumped wastes (250 Plastic Bottles, 60

Ceramic, 20 Metal, 10 Polystyrene among

others) were removed from the island by 200

Volunteers, the wastes were transformed into

art decorations and have been exposed at

the Institut Francaise de Maurice (IFM) from

the 6th of April to the 17th of April 2013.

The artists who worked on the transformation used the marine theme whereby sharks,

turtles, fish, rays, jellyfish among others were

made using scrap metals, plastic bottles, bottles‟s

caps, cans, cloths, papers and other wastes.

The Ile aux Benitiers cleaning campaign was an

initiative of the One Future One Planet platform

during which different partners worked hand in

hand, among which was the Eco-Raise Society, to

make the campaign a success. The Waves of

Change then came as an initiative by the One

Island Institute to transform these wastes and give them a new life in terms of art. After

more than 3 months of work, the objects were finally ready and exposed at the IFM.

The launching ceremony gathered many

representatives of different organisations who

were in the cleaning campaign and the working

session to transform wastes into art. The

ceremony started with the speech of the

representative of One Island institute followed

by the Sponsors (IOC and EU). A video of the

Waves of Change was also launched during the

night.

The exposition was opened to everyone from the 6th to the 17th of April 2013 for the

visits at the IFM, with special themes days for instance Kids Activities, Partnership

Dialogue and Woman Uniting events.

On Saturday 12th, there was the Wave of Change Main Event, whereby there were

presentations of project or actions being done in the context of the Wave of Change

Campaign series, by delagates from Zanzibar, Madagascar and Comoros, followed

OFOP Benitier Project with MMCS, Eli-Africa, Reef Conservation and Eco-Raise Society.

There were also Slam sessions, group sharing and Live music, throughout the day.

On the 17th the Exposition culminated with a partnership dialogue session between all

partners who participated. All the Art objects were exposed at IFM for 3 more weeks.

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The Zero Waste Society Workshop was

organized by Eco-Raise Society and co-hosted

by One Island Institute under the Wave of

Change Campaign for Green Revolution Phase

1. The event was held at Coromandel

Community Centre. The purpose of the

workshop was to deliver a brief introduction of

waste management, explain the concept of the

three “Rs” (that is: reuse, reduce and recycle), and solid waste management in the

context of Mauritius. The participants for this workshop were mostly interns from

AIESEC UTM*CTI and some of our members from Eco-Raise Society.

The project was put in place with the goal to encourage local people mainly youngsters in

developing a greener, cleaner and more

ecofriendly environment by having a better waste

management and using recycling as an essential

mean of re-generating waste.

For the workshop, the main program elements

included the process used in Global Dialogues:

Connect, Envision, Engage, Reflect and Share.

These following pertinent questions were asked

to the participants during group sessions: “For

you, what is a zero waste society?”; “What do we need to learn and change to transform

our hyper consumption society into one that produces no waste?”; “Why do we produce

so much waste?”;

“What is wasted out there beyond materials?”

These dialogues sessions have been an ideal

way to really take time to think and discuss

about the issues of waste management and the

possible solutions that could be put into effect to

remediate to it.

It has been great experience for all participants and

one that is set to hopefully be organized once again

in 2014 with the aim of promoting awareness

towards the concept of a “zero waste society”. Truly

through this project and through the activities done,

Eco-Raise Society and all people participating will

be making a positive impact within the community,

by raising awareness about our growing environmental issues, and about working

together towards a common solution.

Zero Waste Society Workshop

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The Zero Waste Society Workshop was

organized by Eco-Raise Society and co-hosted

by One Island Institute under the Wave of

Change Campaign for Green Revolution Phase

1. The event was held at Coromandel

Community Centre. The purpose of the

workshop was to deliver a brief introduction of

waste management, explain the concept of the

three “Rs” (that is: reuse, reduce and recycle), and solid waste management in the

context of Mauritius. The participants for this workshop were mostly interns from

AIESEC UTM*CTI and some of our members from Eco-Raise Society.

The project was put in place with the goal to encourage local people mainly youngsters in

developing a greener, cleaner and more

ecofriendly environment by having a better waste

management and using recycling as an essential

mean of re-generating waste.

For the workshop, the main program elements

included the process used in Global Dialogues:

Connect, Envision, Engage, Reflect and Share.

These following pertinent questions were asked

to the participants during group sessions: “For

you, what is a zero waste society?”; “What do we need to learn and change to transform

our hyper consumption society into one that produces no waste?”; “Why do we produce

so much waste?”;

“What is wasted out there beyond materials?”

These dialogues sessions have been an ideal

way to really take time to think and discuss

about the issues of waste management and the

possible solutions that could be put into effect to

remediate to it.

It has been great experience for all participants and

one that is set to hopefully be organized once again

in 2014 with the aim of promoting awareness

towards the concept of a “zero waste society”. Truly

through this project and through the activities done,

Eco-Raise Society and all people participating will

be making a positive impact within the community,

by raising awareness about our growing environmental issues, and about working

together towards a common solution.

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“We say Zero Tolerance towards Dumping” L‟aspect environnemental est là. Mais peut-on

dire de même de la pratique? Certains diraient

que bien évidemment la pratique se fait tous les

jours et d‟autres diraient même que les lois

„sévères‟ qui l‟entoure assure cela. Avec toutes

les conferences environnementales, les

publicités, les campagnes, les millions de

roupies qui sont injectées annuellement entre

autres, peut-on insinuer que c‟est la volonté qui fait défaut ou est-ce l‟effort?

C‟est ni l‟un ni l‟autre. C‟est surtout l‟irresponsabilité

civique et environnementale qui est à l‟origine du

manque de pratique et du devoir envers

l‟environnement. Les soixantaines jeunes qui étaient

présents à Ebène le Samedi 20 juillet 2013 pour

essayer de diminuer, pour ne pas dire combattre les

déchets, pourront sans doute confirmer cela. Déchets qui ont été jetés, abandonnés et

maltraités par moi, vous, petit et grand, riche ou pauvre. Une soixantaine de jeunes qui

n‟ont fait rien d‟extraordinaire, mais ce sont des jeunes de divers institutions (tertiaires),

de différents pays, et groupes environnementaux - Eco-Raise Society, AIESEC entre

autres et surtout et avant tout, la collaboration “d‟Orange Business Services”. Même les

employés d‟Orange Business Services ont pris part à cette activitée. Ils ont tout donné du

début jusqu‟à la fin. Cependant avec les meme T-shirts de “Zero Tolerance towards

Dumping”, la meme volonté, et la même véracité, il était impossible de distinguer les

membres des différents associations ainsi que les employés “d‟Orange Business

Services”. Collaborez et s‟amusez. Pourquoi ce geste à la cybercité d‟Ebène? Bein, on

devait commencer quelque part et où d‟autre

qu‟une place avec des milliers des gens qui font le

va et vient quotidiennement! Avec les regards

curieux des passants, des piétons et des

automobilistes, nous étions tous hyper motivé. Et

pour ne pas mentir, motivé et quelque part

dégouté. Dégouté, pas par les déchets, mais

dégouté par les actes d‟irresponsabilité. Une

soixantaine de sacs de déchets en moins de deux

heures? Dans une espace moins d‟un kilomètre?

Est-ce possible? Bien sûr que oui! Des déchets

dont on ne connaissait meme pas l‟existence

jusqu‟ici.

Bien que l‟éducation est un facteur clé pour

promouvoir et conscientiser l‟importance de sauf garder l‟environnement et la

responsabilité civique de chacun, il est aussi important de faire ressortir l‟aspect moral.

Une grande majorité de la population Mauricienne est alphabétisée mais pas éduquée.

Alors, il faudra revoir cette stratégie gouvernementale qui a porté ses fruits mais qui sera

peut-être plus efficace en aidant ceux qui n‟arrivent pas à discerner pour mieux

comprendre. Mais revenons à la responsabilité

civique. Si nous avons tous des droits civiques

nous avons aussi des responsabilités qui vont

avec. La base est là! Utiliser les poubelles. S‟il

n‟y a pas de poubelle où vous êtes, ce n‟est

pas un problème, gardez le déchet

momentanément en attendant d‟en trouver

une. Comme quoi c‟est la moindre des choses que vous pouvez faire. L‟aspect

environnemental est là. Pratiquez-le! Comme John F. Kennedy l‟avait bien cité, “Ne

demandez pas ce que votre pays peut faire pour vous, mais ce que vous pouvez faire

pour votre pays.” Un simple geste suffira. Alors, n‟hésitez pas à le pratiquer et on espère

que les autres suivront.

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“We say Zero Tolerance towards Dumping” L‟aspect environnemental est là. Mais peut-on

dire de même de la pratique? Certains diraient

que bien évidemment la pratique se fait tous les

jours et d‟autres diraient même que les lois

„sévères‟ qui l‟entoure assure cela. Avec toutes

les conferences environnementales, les

publicités, les campagnes, les millions de

roupies qui sont injectées annuellement entre

autres, peut-on insinuer que c‟est la volonté qui fait défaut ou est-ce l‟effort?

C‟est ni l‟un ni l‟autre. C‟est surtout l‟irresponsabilité

civique et environnementale qui est à l‟origine du

manque de pratique et du devoir envers

l‟environnement. Les soixantaines jeunes qui étaient

présents à Ebène le Samedi 20 juillet 2013 pour

essayer de diminuer, pour ne pas dire combattre les

déchets, pourront sans doute confirmer cela. Déchets qui ont été jetés, abandonnés et

maltraités par moi, vous, petit et grand, riche ou pauvre. Une soixantaine de jeunes qui

n‟ont fait rien d‟extraordinaire, mais ce sont des jeunes de divers institutions (tertiaires),

de différents pays, et groupes environnementaux - Eco-Raise Society, AIESEC entre

autres et surtout et avant tout, la collaboration “d‟Orange Business Services”. Même les

employés d‟Orange Business Services ont pris part à cette activitée. Ils ont tout donné du

début jusqu‟à la fin. Cependant avec les meme T-shirts de “Zero Tolerance towards

Dumping”, la meme volonté, et la même véracité, il était impossible de distinguer les

membres des différents associations ainsi que les employés “d‟Orange Business

Services”. Collaborez et s‟amusez. Pourquoi ce geste à la cybercité d‟Ebène? Bein, on

devait commencer quelque part et où d‟autre

qu‟une place avec des milliers des gens qui font le

va et vient quotidiennement! Avec les regards

curieux des passants, des piétons et des

automobilistes, nous étions tous hyper motivé. Et

pour ne pas mentir, motivé et quelque part

dégouté. Dégouté, pas par les déchets, mais

dégouté par les actes d‟irresponsabilité. Une

soixantaine de sacs de déchets en moins de deux

heures? Dans une espace moins d‟un kilomètre?

Est-ce possible? Bien sûr que oui! Des déchets

dont on ne connaissait meme pas l‟existence

jusqu‟ici.

Bien que l‟éducation est un facteur clé pour

promouvoir et conscientiser l‟importance de sauf garder l‟environnement et la

responsabilité civique de chacun, il est aussi important de faire ressortir l‟aspect moral.

Une grande majorité de la population Mauricienne est alphabétisée mais pas éduquée.

Alors, il faudra revoir cette stratégie gouvernementale qui a porté ses fruits mais qui sera

peut-être plus efficace en aidant ceux qui n‟arrivent pas à discerner pour mieux

comprendre. Mais revenons à la responsabilité

civique. Si nous avons tous des droits civiques

nous avons aussi des responsabilités qui vont

avec. La base est là! Utiliser les poubelles. S‟il

n‟y a pas de poubelle où vous êtes, ce n‟est

pas un problème, gardez le déchet

momentanément en attendant d‟en trouver

une. Comme quoi c‟est la moindre des choses que vous pouvez faire. L‟aspect

environnemental est là. Pratiquez-le! Comme John F. Kennedy l‟avait bien cité, “Ne

demandez pas ce que votre pays peut faire pour vous, mais ce que vous pouvez faire

pour votre pays.” Un simple geste suffira. Alors, n‟hésitez pas à le pratiquer et on espère

que les autres suivront.

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Reforestation Campaign at Plaine des Roches

Reforestation and forest preservation projects are part of the „solution‟

against global warming. These trees are a method to fight climate

change by capturing carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere in

trees and soil and have many co-benefits for the community and local

wildlife. Reforestation maintains and expands wildlife habitats, protects

biodiversity, and improves local environmental quality.

Why reforestation projects are being implemented in Mauritius?

Mauritius has a unique endemic flora and fauna. Our island has experienced a widespread decline in

native species since its original settlement. According to the Mauritian Forestry Service, “only around

2% of the land area of Mauritius is considered to be covered with good quality native forests.” Invasive

plant species are dangerous as they off set the balance of the ecosystem and act as a major threat to

the island‟s native biodiversity. The invasive species are more successful than the native ones and they

take over the food source often ruining the order of the ecosystem.

This particular reforestation campaign, initiated by ELI Africa, took place

on the 30th of March 2013 at Plaines des Roches village whereby two

representatives of Eco-Raise Society volunteered in. Our main focus

was to plant some endangered and endemic plant species and to

remove some invasive plants. The area was covered by sugarcane and

non-native eucalyptus trees. The site was determined as an ideal

location for endemic tree planting since the land‟s topography and

geology are able to sustain a wide range of endemic trees. The region is

also home to the endangered Mauritian Fruit Bat, and by Including endemic fruit-bearing trees in the

forest, the amount of habitable land for the bats can be expanded.

The local people contributed enormously for this project and they were the one who guided us

throughout the project. They also explained to the volunteers how to plant the trees correctly and the

right way to use

compost.

Photos courtesy of Eli-Africa

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with

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Lead Green Phase III was one of the projects in which

Eco-Raise Society was involved in 2013. To me, this

was the project in which I was most involved since I

joined the group. One memorable event I took part in

during this project was a workshop. In fact, this was

the first time I got to meet the people from the

AIESEC side of the project. This was also the only

time I met members of Green Revolution Phase II,

another project in which Eco-Raise Society took part. The workshop was conducted at the

intern house in Rose- Hill and had as objective to make the interns aware about the

environmental situation of our island, as well as expressing their thoughts on similar

matters related to their respective countries.

The workshop began, with a presentation by

Eco-Raise. The interns were given an introduction of

the organisation, followed by a presentation on the

environmental situation of Mauritius, pollution and

the laws related to the environment. This was a

really nice experience, as I got to express myself in

front of a group of foreigners I had never met before.

Things got even better when they responded to the presentations by asking questions and

sharing information they had, leading to an enriching and constructive conversation.

The next part of the workshop turned out to be

equally interesting, if not more. The interns were

separated into groups, based on their geographic

origins as far as possible, and they were asked to

write, on large sheets of paper, about the positive

measures taken by the governments in their

countries for the environment. Here, the Eco-Raise

members provided support by giving prompts to

those who had difficulties remembering the good work of their governments.

Moving around, learning a bit about how life is elsewhere on the planet, simply by

interacting with them, gave the feeling that some imaginary barrier had been lifted from

the mind.

Once their sheets were filled (which by then could be

called posters), it was time for the different groups to

present their works. Thus the learning sessions

continued, one after the other, occasionally paused

for question and answer sessions. The posters

themselves differed greatly from one group to

another. Some had prioritized text blocks with varying

colors and fonts, to better represent their region or maybe simply their state of mind at

that time. Others used a bit more of their imagination, by adding sketches and even

stickers they had as symbols of their countries. All of them did really well and the result

was a beautiful portrait of international measures for the environment. The workshop

was but the beginning to an interesting chain of events which would allow many to make

new, good friends, while learning more about, and working for a better environment.

Lead Green Project

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Lead Green Phase III was one of the projects in which

Eco-Raise Society was involved in 2013. To me, this

was the project in which I was most involved since I

joined the group. One memorable event I took part in

during this project was a workshop. In fact, this was

the first time I got to meet the people from the

AIESEC side of the project. This was also the only

time I met members of Green Revolution Phase II,

another project in which Eco-Raise Society took part. The workshop was conducted at the

intern house in Rose- Hill and had as objective to make the interns aware about the

environmental situation of our island, as well as expressing their thoughts on similar

matters related to their respective countries.

The workshop began, with a presentation by

Eco-Raise. The interns were given an introduction of

the organisation, followed by a presentation on the

environmental situation of Mauritius, pollution and

the laws related to the environment. This was a

really nice experience, as I got to express myself in

front of a group of foreigners I had never met before.

Things got even better when they responded to the presentations by asking questions and

sharing information they had, leading to an enriching and constructive conversation.

The next part of the workshop turned out to be

equally interesting, if not more. The interns were

separated into groups, based on their geographic

origins as far as possible, and they were asked to

write, on large sheets of paper, about the positive

measures taken by the governments in their

countries for the environment. Here, the Eco-Raise

members provided support by giving prompts to

those who had difficulties remembering the good work of their governments.

Moving around, learning a bit about how life is elsewhere on the planet, simply by

interacting with them, gave the feeling that some imaginary barrier had been lifted from

the mind.

Once their sheets were filled (which by then could be

called posters), it was time for the different groups to

present their works. Thus the learning sessions

continued, one after the other, occasionally paused

for question and answer sessions. The posters

themselves differed greatly from one group to

another. Some had prioritized text blocks with varying

colors and fonts, to better represent their region or maybe simply their state of mind at

that time. Others used a bit more of their imagination, by adding sketches and even

stickers they had as symbols of their countries. All of them did really well and the result

was a beautiful portrait of international measures for the environment. The workshop

was but the beginning to an interesting chain of events which would allow many to make

new, good friends, while learning more about, and working for a better environment.

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An Eco-Raiser at the AIMS SIDS Youth Consultation

By S.V. Sornum

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Small Island Developing States or commonly known as SIDS, first recognized as a distinct group of developing

countries at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992, are low-lying

coastal countries that tend to share similar sustainable development challenges, including small but growing

populations, limited resources, remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, vulnerability to external shocks,

excessive dependence on international trade, and fragile environments. Their growth and development is also

held back by high communication, energy and transportation costs, irregular international transport volumes,

disproportionately expensive public administration and infrastructure due to their small size, and little to no

opportunity to create economies of scale. Small Islands Developing States are divided into three groups according to the geographic location namely the

Caribbean, Pacific and AIMS (Africa, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Seas). Each region has

their own specificity and problems, but it has been found that many of these are repeated in the other ones. In

order to identify problems and find solutions, there are different stakeholders who are involved in regional

consultations are these includes, government, public and private sector representatives, NGOs, Youth just to

mention some. Mauritius is a member of the AIMS region SIDS and in July of last year, there was a national

and regional youth consultation that was held in Mauritius and Seychelles respectively. Eco-Raise Society was

present in both consultation processes and the outcomes were far from expectation. The national consultation

process was held in early July at the Indian Ocean Commission head office in Ebene and was a full day

session. Youth representation that worked in different sectors were present and different working sessions were

held, whereby different problems and solution were identified. An outcome document was prepared which was

presented during the regional consultation held in Seychelles Mid July.

The Regional Consultation held in Seychelles was on a period of one week, whereby youth delegates came

from Cape Verde, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles. Bringing forward the different

problems in our respective countries and our knowledge, networking, consultations and preparation of the

outcome document were the main agenda of this meeting, while keeping in mind partnership capacities.

Projects were also discussed on how it can be brought about in the national, regional and international context.

The outcome document was then presented to higher authorities in the Regional AIMS SIDS Meeting whereby

representatives of the different countries governments were present.

It was a very pleasant and enriching experience for myself as Mauritian Youth delegate and Eco-Raiser,

especially to the fact that when you arrive, you are a Mauritian Delegate! but when you leave, you return as an

Islander and member of the big family! There was a sense of achievement when Eco-Raise was presented or

talked about during the meeting. In the plane, back to Mauritius, my head was full with good memories and

pictures of this consultation process. My wish, would be that Eco-Raise must one day be reaching those

islands. I would also like to thank my fellow delegates and Eco-Raisers for having been amazingly supportive

during this first “out of island” Journey of mine.

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The “IDLE NO MORE” Exhibition

On Wednesday 10th April 2013, the Paul Octave Wiehe

Auditorium was buzzing with eager students. The

GREEN SURFERS, a team of 13 students from the

University of Mauritius (UoM) organised an event having

for aim to create awareness among the students on

campus. The theme of this event was inspired by the

students themselves- „Idle No More‟- who decided that

our youngsters should be stop being idle anymore!!!

A number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)

were invited on this occasion among which were the Mauritius Marine Conservation

Society, Eco Sud, Mission Verte and Eco-Raise Society. It was a great opportunity for us

to display the previous projects done by the Eco- Raise Society and also meet people

having the same philosophy of working together towards preserving our fragile

environment.

The use of „old‟, „unused‟ clothes and empty plastic bottles

to make attractive objects such as cushions were one of

the major attractions. There was also the presentation of

our E-magazine which drew a lot of attention. The E-

magazine had a summary of all our previously carried out

projects and our various collaborations with other NGOs.

The first speech for the opening ceremony was given by

the Ag. Vice-President of Eco-Raise Society, Miss Srishti

Ramsaha. She praised the Green Surfers for their green

initiative. She also emphasized on the willingness of Eco-Raise Society to collaborate

with others for projects on the environment.

She was followed by a speech from the Minister of

Environment, the Honorable Mr. Dev Virahsawmy

who also congratulated the youngsters for being

concerned citizens. During his visit at our stand, the

Minister was very impressed by the work done by

Eco-Raise Society and also encouraged us to go

forward with our future projects.

During this event, the total money raised from the

sale of tickets was donated to the victims of the flash

flood of 30 March 2013.

Alongside the main event, a concert by local artists and a sketch competition by UoM

students were also organised; for which the President of Eco-Raise Society, Mr.

Sundy Ramah had been invited to be part of the jury panel for the contest.

It was great to see the success of the event and we

look forward to other events as this one to spread

word and reach out to the public about the different

projects that are being done by the Eco-Raise

Society as well as, sharing our remarkable

experiences and demonstrating our enthusiasm

towards a greener Mauritius to the public.

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The “IDLE NO MORE” Exhibition

On Wednesday 10th April 2013, the Paul Octave Wiehe

Auditorium was buzzing with eager students. The

GREEN SURFERS, a team of 13 students from the

University of Mauritius (UoM) organised an event having

for aim to create awareness among the students on

campus. The theme of this event was inspired by the

students themselves- „Idle No More‟- who decided that

our youngsters should be stop being idle anymore!!!

A number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)

were invited on this occasion among which were the Mauritius Marine Conservation

Society, Eco Sud, Mission Verte and Eco-Raise Society. It was a great opportunity for us

to display the previous projects done by the Eco- Raise Society and also meet people

having the same philosophy of working together towards preserving our fragile

environment.

The use of „old‟, „unused‟ clothes and empty plastic bottles

to make attractive objects such as cushions were one of

the major attractions. There was also the presentation of

our E-magazine which drew a lot of attention. The E-

magazine had a summary of all our previously carried out

projects and our various collaborations with other NGOs.

The first speech for the opening ceremony was given by

the Ag. Vice-President of Eco-Raise Society, Miss Srishti

Ramsaha. She praised the Green Surfers for their green

initiative. She also emphasized on the willingness of Eco-Raise Society to collaborate

with others for projects on the environment.

She was followed by a speech from the Minister of

Environment, the Honorable Mr. Dev Virahsawmy

who also congratulated the youngsters for being

concerned citizens. During his visit at our stand, the

Minister was very impressed by the work done by

Eco-Raise Society and also encouraged us to go

forward with our future projects.

During this event, the total money raised from the

sale of tickets was donated to the victims of the flash

flood of 30 March 2013.

Alongside the main event, a concert by local artists and a sketch competition by UoM

students were also organised; for which the President of Eco-Raise Society, Mr.

Sundy Ramah had been invited to be part of the jury panel for the contest.

It was great to see the success of the event and we

look forward to other events as this one to spread

word and reach out to the public about the different

projects that are being done by the Eco-Raise

Society as well as, sharing our remarkable

experiences and demonstrating our enthusiasm

towards a greener Mauritius to the public.

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In the past, repurposing of un-used materials were not as famous and widely spread as it is now. Perhaps because people had little materials and they used essentially what was needed. However, now we have loads of things in our homes which sometimes have little/no use to us. Repurposing has become a way to declutter our homes. For example, using pallets to make furniture or using baby food jars as candle holder! Repurposing is an interesting and creative way of using old things. Repurposing has become fashionable!

Besides having several advantages, repurposing is also environment friendly! This is why the Eco-Raise Society tried to focus on this creative way of reusing wastes as one of its major project for 2013. The organisation conducted several repurposing sessions to make cushion covers with old sarees, poufs with plastic bottles. However, the biggest workshop was the Creative 4„R‟s Hands on Workshop done at the University of Technology.

The Creative 4 „R‟s Hands-On Workshop 2013 was done in the context of the LEAD GREEN PROJECT. In 2013, the LEAD GREEN project focused mainly on the recycling of unused materials and wastes. This involved 14 international students from the AIESEC network to help in making the maximum impact by creating awareness about the alarming rate at which the Mauritian ecosystem is being damaged due to these wastes. The workshop consisted of an „hands- on‟ approach to the repurposing of wastes whereby the participants could convert plastic bottles, CDs and other wastes into useful and decorative objects.

The Creative 4„R‟s Hands-On Workshop for Lead Green Project was hosted by Eco-Raise Society in collaboration with AIESEC UTM*CTI. 22 participants attended the workshop. The workshop was conducted

over two days. On the first day, there was a brief introduction of Eco-Raise Society. Then, the creative part started whereby the participants were given all the necessary materials that enabled them to convert waste into beautiful objects. On the second day, the

participants formed little groups of 4 people whereby each group made a PET bottle pouf after a brief tutorial session on pouf making.

Objects made from wastes were:

Pencil holder from biscuit container and twine, baby food jar and ribbon, tissue paper roll and sticking tape roll.

Necklaces from CDs, cardboard and ribbons.

Photo frame made from shredded paper and magazines.

Cushion cover from old sarees.

Photo frame out of chocolate box.

Candle holder from baby food jar and ribbon.

Pouf with PET bottles, old curtains and foam.

Repurposing Sessions/4R’s Hands-on

Workshop

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In the past, repurposing of un-used materials were not as famous and widely spread as it is now. Perhaps because people had little materials and they used essentially what was needed. However, now we have loads of things in our homes which sometimes have little/no use to us. Repurposing has become a way to declutter our homes. For example, using pallets to make furniture or using baby food jars as candle holder! Repurposing is an interesting and creative way of using old things. Repurposing has become fashionable!

Besides having several advantages, repurposing is also environment friendly! This is why the Eco-Raise Society tried to focus on this creative way of reusing wastes as one of its major project for 2013. The organisation conducted several repurposing sessions to make cushion covers with old sarees, poufs with plastic bottles. However, the biggest workshop was the Creative 4„R‟s Hands on Workshop done at the University of Technology.

The Creative 4 „R‟s Hands-On Workshop 2013 was done in the context of the LEAD GREEN PROJECT. In 2013, the LEAD GREEN project focused mainly on the recycling of unused materials and wastes. This involved 14 international students from the AIESEC network to help in making the maximum impact by creating awareness about the alarming rate at which the Mauritian ecosystem is being damaged due to these wastes. The workshop consisted of an „hands- on‟ approach to the repurposing of wastes whereby the participants could convert plastic bottles, CDs and other wastes into useful and decorative objects.

The Creative 4„R‟s Hands-On Workshop for Lead Green Project was hosted by Eco-Raise Society in collaboration with AIESEC UTM*CTI. 22 participants attended the workshop. The workshop was conducted

over two days. On the first day, there was a brief introduction of Eco-Raise Society. Then, the creative part started whereby the participants were given all the necessary materials that enabled them to convert waste into beautiful objects. On the second day, the

participants formed little groups of 4 people whereby each group made a PET bottle pouf after a brief tutorial session on pouf making.

Objects made from wastes were:

Pencil holder from biscuit container and twine, baby food jar and ribbon, tissue paper roll and sticking tape roll.

Necklaces from CDs, cardboard and ribbons.

Photo frame made from shredded paper and magazines.

Cushion cover from old sarees.

Photo frame out of chocolate box.

Candle holder from baby food jar and ribbon.

Pouf with PET bottles, old curtains and foam.

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Annual

Financial

Report

2013

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Executive Committee of

2013

Managing Committee

Sundy Ramah—President

Lekraj Etwarysing—Vice President (Study Leave)

Menaka Gukhool—Secretary

Revtish Hurkoo—Treasurer

Ronnie Francois— Asst. Treasurer

Public Relation Officer

Kapeesha Askoorum

Project Coordinators

Soundara Vellan Sornum

Vandana Heetun

Srishti Ramsaha (Ag. Vice President)

Auditor

Kumaravellan Sornum (Kumaren)

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Chaveena Askoorum

Divesh Aubeeluck

Youdisha Beecah

Vishika Beepur

Nitish Bhugowandeen

Dhanisha Gopaul

Cynthia Labonne

Yohans Mahadea

Sheyne Moodelly

Ryanish Munbodhowa

Shalinee Ramah

Revatish Sampat

Mahalakshmi Sawmy

Kumaravellan Sornum

Yuram Venkatiah

Julia Vitry

Kevalina Deeljore

Narvesh Kisoondhery

Jaya Baulroop

Chetan Gukhool

Deepika Pardassee

Jennifer Mooken

Mamta Ramlugun

Pavishram Rughoo

Prabhakaran C. Pillai

Rajeswaree Venkamah

See Yin How Tue

Tanusha Fowdar

Hannaa Chouthy

Trishen Munisami

Manukumar Mayput

Eco-Raise Members of

2013

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Bettina Knapp, Finance-Student, Austria

"Wow, it was amazing to work with Eco-Raise Society; they really

DO something for the environment! The team is so active and

dedicated, it's just inspiring!"

Eco-Raise through the eyes of the

world

Lucia Magnano, intern, Russia

“Mauritius being an amazing and multicultural country,

home to a unique coral reef full of sea life, it makes me

happy to see that there's a group of very proactive citizens

putting a lot of effort and giving part of their time to

recover and preserve the natural patrimony of the island,

with the people and for the people. Promoting and spreading the word about

sustainable development, encouraging people to respect the environment and

change their mindset towards it, something that may seem hard at the beginning

but that's not impossible, are all highly valuable and challenging tasks.

It was a pleasure getting to know some of the society members. I just wish I had

met them earlier while I was in Mauritius! You could tell from the way they

talked about their work and the mission of Eco-Raise Society how deeply

committed they are to it, and how much environmental issues concern them, not

just the local ones, but those global as well.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, ideas and time with us, it certainly

refreshed my energies! Now that I'm back home, I'm planning to take part in an

environmental-social project.”

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Valeria Barbieri, Oriental Languages-Student,

Italy

“My first impression when I saw Sundy, Vellan and

Haadeeyah for the first time was that they were very young.

But when they started explaining about ECO-RAISE, I could

feel their excitement and I understood that they were very

involved and focused on our planet's problem. I learnt a lot

of new (and moreover terrifying) things about the environment and how

‘we’ (humans) are doing nothing for helping it.

I was (and I am!) really glad to know them and their association.

Maybe because we are young that we can do something concrete to fight the

pollution and to avoid the decay of the world we live in. Maybe because we have

more energies that we have ideals or maybe its because we believe that TOGETHER

we can really do something for the world!”

Narvesh Kissoondhery, Eco-Raiser, Mauritius

"I believe that only through freedom and environmental

experience that human development can occur. Thank you

Eco-Raise Society for making me an Earth Warrior rather than

environmentalist. One year of experience and sharing knowledge

through meetings and workshops has made me more optimistic

about the future of our environment. A very happy second anniversary and wish you

a bright future.”

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“Divided we are countries, together we are

the world and as one we can make the

change we want.”

Acknowledgements Acknowledgements This two year mandate would not have been

possible without the support and collaboration of

our members, partners and collaborators. We

would like to seize this opportunity to sincerely

thank Mr Niven Rayapoulle from AERIS mobile

solutions Ltd for being our first sponsor and

providing an awesome messaging platform for us to

promote our events and make our members to keep

connected. A sincere thank you to Mrs Anneloes

Smitsman from Ecological Living In Action (ELIA)

for being a guide & motivator since the very start

of the organisation; Mr Ameeruddheen

Khodabacus for providing to us his network

contacts and being an enthusiastic supporter of the

Eco-Raise Society. Last but not the least, the

Believe Investigation Team (BIT) for always having

time to support us in terms of video and

photography. We would also like to thank all our

members and everyone who have helped us

throughout this journey!

Thank you all!

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Kapeesha Askoorum

Editor in Chief

Vandana Heetun

Editor

Ronnie Francois

Editor

Sundy Ramah

Designer & Editor

The Editing Team

Chetan Gukhool

For: “Zero Tolerance

Towards Dumping”

Divesh Aubeeluck

For: “Lead Green”

Soundara Vellan Sornum

For: “An Eco-Raiser at

the AIMS SIDS Youth

Consultation”

Kevalina Deeljore

For: “Is Being

Vegetarian more

Eco-Friendly?”

Contributors

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Most Outstanding Project Managers,

Assistants & Eco-Raisers of 2012-2013

Project Managers

& Assistants

1. Kapeesha Askoorum

2. Chaveena Askoorum

3. Ibraahim Atchia

4. Divesh Aubeeluck

5. Lekraj Etwarysing

6. Ronnie Francois

7. Vandana Heetun

8. Sundy Ramah

9. Srishti Ramsaha

10.Pavishram Rughoo

11.Soundara Vellan Sornum

Eco-Raisers

1. Kevalina Deeljore

2. Chetan Gukhool

3. Narvesh Kissondhery

4. Yuram Venkathiah

5. Revtish Hurkoo

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CONTACT

Email: info@ecoraise.org / contact@ecoraise.org

Website: www.ecoraise.org

Official Partner:

February 2014