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To all my friends and strangers out there.
This crowdfund aims to raise money to go towards a charity surf contest event. I am currently volunteering for CLEAR community project in West Java, Indonesia (http://www.clearmovement.blogspot.co.id/). The community centre this charity funds, aims to educate and engender sustainable and environmentally friendly behaviour as well as teaching children English at a local level, largely confined, although not exclusive, to its village location. However, the charity is currently lacking the funds and resources to meet its potential for interaction with large parts of the local community, including the surf community.
From my short experience of living and travelling through Bali and Java for the past 6 weeks, I believe there is an alarming lack of environmental awareness with a huge litter problem that is just a symptom at the tip of an iceberg. Litter is either just dumped in the street (or on the beaches - think dead sea turtles etc.), or burnt (releasing toxic gases), with very little council infrastructure to remove it. West Java is host to Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta. West Java is the most densely populated province in Indonesia, home to 46.3million people. Awareness needs to grow from here.
Grass roots initiatives such as CLEAR are an important part of the vital action required to combat the causes of worldwide environmental degradation and climate change. I intend to organise a surf competition in the local village of Batu Karas to expand community interaction between CLEAR and the local surf community on environmental issues. I hope the event will foster a greater community spirit that works to normalise the act of voluntary community action - vitally needed to change people’s behaviours. The aim of the contest is to promote CLEAR’s image and message while gaining respect and a meaningful working relationship with the local surf community - a well-respected part of the seaside, Batu Karas society.
When I first approached the local surf club about organising a surf contest it was quickly made clear to me that people would not be interested in a fun, charity awareness event and fundraiser. To get participation from the surf community there had to be an incentive for the winners and fees to be paid for the participation of judges as well as any event infrastructure required. The local community was not very forthcoming with voluntary support for a project created to support them. Java has rapidly industrialised into a modern state and as such society’s values have transformed into a short-term money driven obsession. To surf for charity is not appealing enough to some locals it seems. They require a grander competition with judges and facilities on the beach. The aim of putting on a memorable contest is to earn the recognition and engagement of the local community so that interaction can be made freely in the future. Thus funding is required to enable this awareness raising event.
This crowdfund and event is all of my own initiative and I really believe it will achieve great things.
However if I cannot raise enough funding locally together with crowdfunding then the contest may not be able to go ahead. However any donations will be pledged to CLEAR community for future initiatives.
Please give generously!
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