Some members may be aware that Dr Tim Mackrill, to give him his full title, has recently set up a Charitable Trust which aims to train and equip future leaders in this field.
A website will go live in the Spring of 2018 but in the meantime I am posting this, with Tim's permission, in order to flag up the project.
4846.Osprey Leadership Foundation - Osprey Clubs scheme (1).pdf
Birdies LG DU update.
This extract from an Email to me from Tim may also help......
"Last year a group from Tanji Lower Basic School organised a beach clean - I wrote a blog about it here www.ospreys.org.uk/tanji-beach-clean. This was something that the school did off their own back because of their increased awareness of environmental issues (as a result of the Osprey project work). In my experience paying people to clean beaches might help in the short-term, but a more sustainable long-term solution lies in educating these communities about the dangers of plastic and other waste, such as discarded fishing nets. Like is so often the case, this is best done in schools.
One of the keys aims of the Osprey Leadership Foundation is to establish Osprey Clubs in schools in The Gambia, based on the model we used at Tanji. The attached document gives more details on this. As part of this scheme we will be encouraging schools to take greater care of their local environment, and this could involve beach cleans, like the one at Tanji. We have some funds to start this project but if others were interested in supporting it, then we could perhaps look at ways we could really get the message across regarding plastic pollution - perhaps by developing teaching resources, and helping schools to organise beach cleans. This is a vitally important issue, and one that I think we can help with. "
This is great news . Thank you Mike
Thanks, Mike, this looks to be an excellent project and I hope everyone will consider giving a donation. Every little bit will help.
Kind regards, Ann
Thank you for bring this to the fore, Mike, and starting its own thread. It will be a wonderful project to follow. Rutland OP clearly started the embryo of the idea with their Osprey Flyways project and WOW, and Tim and RD have taken it on in its own right.
I wonder whether RW will continue with the WOW project, or whether this will fall under the umbrella of the new charity.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
UPDATE.
I have today received an e-mail from Tim which he has asked me to share on here.
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Thanks, Mike, but sadly we cannot go on this one. Sounds wonderful, though. Tim is a good speaker and if I had a choice, I'd love to have him (and/or Roy Dennis!) be the guide on a Rutland Osprey Cruise!
I would also love to parcipate but sadly its not to be I expect it will be wonderful and I //hope we get reports Wish OLF all the best Wonderful idea
The launch of Tim's project looms large.
Thanks MIKE What an exciting thing to be part of I wish them every success
This is something I would definitely love to do if I were in England (am in the U.S.). In the meantime, I'll have a look at the website and make a donation there (if that's possible). Thanks Mike.