WWF: Building a future in which people live in harmony with nature

By Felise Tominiko

I attended the 2 day workshop organised by the Youths for Integrity Network at the Coral Coast Christian Camp on October 8^th to the 10^th, 2017 and this short article summarizes my presentation on being a WWF Volunteer.

The WWF South Pacific FB link is https://web.facebook.com/WWF-South-Pacific-57146632919/

The WWF South Pacific website is http://www.pacific.panda.org

The WWF South Pacific Programme Office (WWF SPPO) is a non-governmental conservation organisation serving the Pacific Island countries. The Pacific region is a marvel of terrestrial, aquatic and coral reefs with the largest block of intact tropical rainforest in Asia Pacific.

Given the splendour of this region, WWF has been working since 1990 with the governments and peoples of the Pacific on conservation and natural resource management programmes and projects.

The South Pacific's greatest assets are our people, culture, and environment. If we destroy our environment, we lose our livelihood.

YFI Workshop

I attended the two days YFI workshop and this was another stepping stone in my learning experience. Meeting new and old friends and having Dr. Veramu as a father figure and a mentor to us participants was a blessing. This workshop has taught us to be effective advocates and facilitators. I also learnt about civic education like having responsibilities as a Fijian citizen and the qualities of being a good leader. I was also inculcated with the value of Integrity which is the use of our ethical principle in all aspects of our lives. I believe that integrity is applicable to every social issue, like Climate Change.

The two days workshop has taught me what integrity really means and how we need to apply this principle in our daily lives.

Action Plan

·        Get back to WWF and debrief of what I learnt in the 2 days workshop

·        Network building. Pushing for the need to extend the WWF volunteer programme to the west and the North because volunteers are keen to become WWF volunteers (advocacy work for the Environment)

·        Invite some YFI reps to come and do trainings to the WWF Volunteer programme

·        WWF building partnership with YFI in terms of advocacy work for the Environment.

·        Invite more WWF volunteers to YFI workshop for capacity building in terms of advocacy work.