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Emerge Healing
May 21, 2008, 1:20:33 PM5/21/08
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Cleaning up the oceans one bag at a time
A beautiful friend of mine, Heather Rose, moved down to Panama a few years ago and is working with the Panamanians to help clean up the oceans, protect the wildlife (sea turtles and manatees) and generally whatever she can do to assist the people of Panama.
Heather and friends are taking the tons of waste dumped into the oceans, in the form of plastic bags, and turning them into hand-woven bags for the Panamanians to sell on the open market. The issue now is distribution. How to get the bags to sell.
Enter you. Maybe you know of someone, or maybe you are, a business person that is interested in environmentally friendly, human rights projects and would like to exert your conscious buying power to make a difference. If so, I encourage you to learn more about how you can get involved by either buying or selling some of these beautiful hand-woven bags. Contact Heather (heather....@gmail.com) or Leigh (leighs...@yahoo.com) and start a conversation.
Learn more from Leigh's first-hand account of the project and below is Heather’s recent update about the project and working with the sea-life down there.
Enjoy!
------ Forwarded Message
From: Heather Rose
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 09:01:30 -0500
To:
Subject: from Heather Rose check out the article written about the purse project
Hi my friends and family,
Check out the article written about the purse project I am helping with in Panama, http://www.thefutureisred.typepad.com . The project is called "Weaving for Nature". This has been the greatest joy and fun of my life. Last week I went and worked with the turtles and manatees for 3 nights to really see what this wonderful group is doing. Their work is truly amazing. They patrol the beaches all night and it is dangerous yet rewarding work. Many people come and steal eggs and kill the turtles to sell their meat. Since these groups have been working with the turtles, the population has increased by 90%! I had the opportunity to watch a giant leather back turtle lay eggs. They actually labor like a human mother and are crying during the process. The first turtle I encountered I was unable to move I was so in awe. During my time with AAMVECONA, the group responsible for the turtle project in the San San Pond Sak wetlands in Changinola, I encountered 4 turtles. The dedication of the people working with the turtles here is amazing. Those in the community helping make $5 a night and work very hard, patroling for 5 hours a shift and walking over 10 km. And even with constant patrol there was still a nest of 100 eggs taken during my time there. Luckily the man was caught by Juan Obando, who works for ANAM and is secretary for AAMVECONA. He is so dedicated to the project. The president of AAMVECONA, Juan Ramos, is always on site and makes sure everything runs smoothly. He is so wonderful to all the volunteers and people that work with the project. Senor Gustavio Cano, who is 60 years old, patrols every night and also helps during the day. He has a beautiful way of working with the turtles. Many others dedicate their time to work on this project.
I have to thank Ghada Dergham from my whole heart. All of this has been made possible by a generous donation made by her to support the purse project. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Once the purses start selling we will be taking women to the Salt Creek Ngobe tribe on Bastimentos to teach the women there how to weave the bags. I will be making a trip in the near future to visit and talk with the women weaving the bags. Many of the women weaving are wives and relatives of those working at AAMVECONA so this is truly a family and community endeavor.
I feel so blessed to here in Panama. This is the most beautiful country, the nature and the heart of the people here is like nothing I have experienced. There is such a genuine giving that comes from the people of this country. My wish is that Panamanians are supported while preserving the beauty of this truly remarkable country.
Love and light,
Heather
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Posted By Emerge Healing to Radiant Living at 5/21/2008 10:02:00 AM
A beautiful friend of mine, Heather Rose, moved down to Panama a few years ago and is working with the Panamanians to help clean up the oceans, protect the wildlife (sea turtles and manatees) and generally whatever she can do to assist the people of Panama.
Heather and friends are taking the tons of waste dumped into the oceans, in the form of plastic bags, and turning them into hand-woven bags for the Panamanians to sell on the open market. The issue now is distribution. How to get the bags to sell.
Enter you. Maybe you know of someone, or maybe you are, a business person that is interested in environmentally friendly, human rights projects and would like to exert your conscious buying power to make a difference. If so, I encourage you to learn more about how you can get involved by either buying or selling some of these beautiful hand-woven bags. Contact Heather (heather....@gmail.com) or Leigh (leighs...@yahoo.com) and start a conversation.
Learn more from Leigh's first-hand account of the project and below is Heather’s recent update about the project and working with the sea-life down there.
Enjoy!
------ Forwarded Message
From: Heather Rose
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 09:01:30 -0500
To:
Subject: from Heather Rose check out the article written about the purse project
Hi my friends and family,
Check out the article written about the purse project I am helping with in Panama, http://www.thefutureisred.typepad.com . The project is called "Weaving for Nature". This has been the greatest joy and fun of my life. Last week I went and worked with the turtles and manatees for 3 nights to really see what this wonderful group is doing. Their work is truly amazing. They patrol the beaches all night and it is dangerous yet rewarding work. Many people come and steal eggs and kill the turtles to sell their meat. Since these groups have been working with the turtles, the population has increased by 90%! I had the opportunity to watch a giant leather back turtle lay eggs. They actually labor like a human mother and are crying during the process. The first turtle I encountered I was unable to move I was so in awe. During my time with AAMVECONA, the group responsible for the turtle project in the San San Pond Sak wetlands in Changinola, I encountered 4 turtles. The dedication of the people working with the turtles here is amazing. Those in the community helping make $5 a night and work very hard, patroling for 5 hours a shift and walking over 10 km. And even with constant patrol there was still a nest of 100 eggs taken during my time there. Luckily the man was caught by Juan Obando, who works for ANAM and is secretary for AAMVECONA. He is so dedicated to the project. The president of AAMVECONA, Juan Ramos, is always on site and makes sure everything runs smoothly. He is so wonderful to all the volunteers and people that work with the project. Senor Gustavio Cano, who is 60 years old, patrols every night and also helps during the day. He has a beautiful way of working with the turtles. Many others dedicate their time to work on this project.
I have to thank Ghada Dergham from my whole heart. All of this has been made possible by a generous donation made by her to support the purse project. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Once the purses start selling we will be taking women to the Salt Creek Ngobe tribe on Bastimentos to teach the women there how to weave the bags. I will be making a trip in the near future to visit and talk with the women weaving the bags. Many of the women weaving are wives and relatives of those working at AAMVECONA so this is truly a family and community endeavor.
I feel so blessed to here in Panama. This is the most beautiful country, the nature and the heart of the people here is like nothing I have experienced. There is such a genuine giving that comes from the people of this country. My wish is that Panamanians are supported while preserving the beauty of this truly remarkable country.
Love and light,
Heather
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Posted By Emerge Healing to Radiant Living at 5/21/2008 10:02:00 AM
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