Watamu Turtles Programme Feedback
Ex-Volunteer Feedback Extracts
Jo Hocking from the UK, December 2008 gives her feedback on volunteering with the Watamu Turtle Programme
1. What was the most positive aspect of the volunteering with WTW?
Learning what goes into turtle conservation to save these magnificent sea creatures for future generations – I loved digging, excavating, releasing – being hands on after years in an office was great.
1. What was the most positive aspect of the volunteering with WTW?
Learning what goes into turtle conservation to save these magnificent sea creatures for future generations – I loved digging, excavating, releasing – being hands on after years in an office was great.
2. What was your greatest moment?
Seeing baby turtles hatch from their nest – amazing!
Touching a turtle and releasing it for first time – swimming back to sea to freedom – what a great feeling!
Seeing kisumni back in the ocean – her natural habitat.
Helping out National Geographic knowing that this program will be shown to millions worldwide – spreading the message.
Seeing baby turtles hatch from their nest – amazing!
Touching a turtle and releasing it for first time – swimming back to sea to freedom – what a great feeling!
Seeing kisumni back in the ocean – her natural habitat.
Helping out National Geographic knowing that this program will be shown to millions worldwide – spreading the message.
3. Would you recommend our volunteer programme?
Of course – a great insight into conservation. It has got my passion for conserving animals stirred up and ready to take on other projects around the world!
Of course – a great insight into conservation. It has got my passion for conserving animals stirred up and ready to take on other projects around the world!
4. How easy/difficult did you find it to live in Watamu
Very easy. You have access to just about everything. I think it is important for a solo volunteer staying in new accommodation out of town to get the chance to experience the village life. It could be quite isolating for them if they are shy and a bit culture shocked. Might need to organise a few nights out in the village for the younger students. Otherwise Mama Diwani’s was great!
Very easy. You have access to just about everything. I think it is important for a solo volunteer staying in new accommodation out of town to get the chance to experience the village life. It could be quite isolating for them if they are shy and a bit culture shocked. Might need to organise a few nights out in the village for the younger students. Otherwise Mama Diwani’s was great!
Sam Thomas from the UK, June 2009 gives his feedback on volunteering with the Watamu Turtle Programme
1. What was the most positive aspect of the volunteering with WTW?
Without a doubt the sense of excitement that coupled with the fact that some kind of positive difference was being made by your actions. Getting involved with the local community, and relocating turtle nests in the middle of the night!
2. What volunteer activities should we start to do?
Community engagement programs; perhaps getting volunteers to work with local fishermen to resolve certain problems and hold some kind of workshop day with the community
3. What was your greatest moment?
I’m not sure its possible to answer that with only one memory. It could have been waiting for hours for a nest to hatch, and watching them disappear into the ocean as the day drew away (bizarre understanding of how small they are compared to what they were venturing into), or snorkelling into the coral reefs, or meeting so many people…. There are thousands!
4. How did you find the accommodations and facilities?
Amazing, house was gorgeous
5. How easy/difficult did you find it to live in Watamu
Very easy, and ultimately very difficult only when we had to leave