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Hi!

Wij zijn Sustainable Soil Maldives en wij zijn een project aan het opzetten waarbij wij organisch afval gaan verminderen door middel van compostering. Wij zijn ons project aan het opzetten in de stad Addu, op de Malediven. Wij, Sterre Breedijk, Ruth Vraka, Thom van der Ent en Nicolaas van Zuylen werken aan dit project onder toezicht van de TU Delft. Om mogelijk uw verwachtingen te temperen, de Malediven zijn niet alleen kristalheldere zeeën en witte stranden. De Malediven hebben heel veel problemen zoals afvalbeheer, te weinig land voor te veel mensen en klimaatverandering! We gaan twee specifieke problemen aanpakken met betrekking tot organisch afvalbeheer en landbouw op de Malediven. Deze zullen we hieronder gedetailleerder beschrijven.

Welke problemen gaan we aanpakken?

Op het moment wordt 90% van het voedsel dat op de Malediven wordt geconsumeerd geïmporteerd. Dit is voornamelijk uit India of Sri Lanka. Dit komt door de beperkte hoeveelheid vruchtbare grond (of überhaupt grond) op de Malediven. Het importeren van deze grote hoeveelheden voedsel leidt tot veel CO2-uitstoot en maakt het voedsel duurder voor de lokale bevolking.

Daarnaast is er een groot afvalprobleem op de Malediven, aangezien er weinig ruimte is om het afval te verwerken. Er is zelfs een eiland dat volledig bedekt is met afval, genaamd 'Trash Island'. Binnen het afvalprobleem hebben mensen veel moeite met het weggooien van organisch afval. Het meeste organische afval dat wordt weggegooid door resorts, huishoudens of andere grote organisaties wordt 's nachts in de zee gegooid! Vaak spoelt dit afval aan op de kust, wat de prachtige witte stranden vervuilt waar de Malediven zo beroemd om zijn.

Wat is onze oplossing?

We willen een duurzame oplossing vinden voor de bovengenoemde problemen. Om te beginnen willen we 'compostkits' schenken aan resorts, scholen, moskeeën, huishoudens, etc., zodat ze hun organisch afval kunnen hergebruiken door er compost van te maken. We hebben al geschikte compostkits gevonden, die voor de helft gesponsord worden door de NGO The Soneva Group, Soneva helpt ons ook met gebruik van en meer kennis over de compostkits. De organisaties of huishoudens die de compostkits gebruiken, kunnen twee dingen doen met hun geproduceerde compost. Ten eerste kunnen ze de compost gebruiken voor hun eigen tuin om zichzelf of hun klanten te voorzien van zelfgekweekt voedsel. Ten tweede kunnen ze de geproduceerde compost aan ons schenken, zo kunnen wij uiteindelijk de lokale boeren van compost voorzien. Op deze manier hebben ze meer vruchtbare grond om hun gewassen op te verbouwen. Dit circulaire proces zou zowel het importprobleem als het organische afvalprobleem kunnen oplossen! Om deze oplossingen door te voeren, worden wij geholpen door landbouw adviseurs, meerdere NGO's in de Malediven, de minister van landbouw en de gemeenteraden van de eilanden waar wij op doelen.

 

Waarom hebben we uw hulp nodig?

Om de compostkit te verkrijgen, hoeven we dankzij The Soneva Group slechts de helft van de kits te betalen! Daarom verwachten we dat we €1400 nodig hebben om voldoende compostkits voor het project aan te schaffen. Bovendien moeten we reizen binnen de Malediven om ons bereik van boeren, resorts en huishoudens groot genoeg te maken. Hoe meer geld we inzamelen, hoe groter ons bereik zal zijn! Afstanden in de Malediven zijn groot, dus voorlopig verwachten we dat we minstens €600 nodig hebben voor reizen tussen eilanden en boerderijen. Verder hebben we nog €1000 inbegroot om zelf composthopen te bouwen. Hiervoor hebben wij kippengaas, pallets, thermometers en nog een aantal ander materiaal voor nodig. Tot slot hebben we €500 nodig voor het vervoer van de kits en andere benodigdheden, zoals een microscoop. In totaal schatten we in €3500 nodig te hebben om ons doel te bereiken!

Sponsor ons alstublieft! Dan kunnen we de Malediven voorzien van een compostsysteem en zoveel mogelijk boerderijen, resorts, restautrants en huishoudens bereiken om de Malediven duurzaam te maken!

Dank u wel!

Team Sustainable Soil Maldives.

U kan ons altijd bereiken via telefoon of email voor meer informatie!

+31 6 11902539

Nicolaasvanzuylen@gmail.com

Wie helpt ons met ons project?

Resilient Island!

"We are Resilient Island. Nature and People are our most important stakeholders. Our dream is to push the boundaries of possibility in finding new solutions with societal and local impact. We thrive by maintaining a close relationship with our projects, seeing them grow, and creating space when project maturity is reached. We work with and for local communities and nature. This requires an intimate and creative approach for every project. We believe that this is the way to enable accessible and responsible food production globally. It means creating places where we and others can feel at home years later.

Resilient Island’s mission is to realize localized food production which is embedded in and embraced by local communities and achieves long-term success, resilience, and self-sufficiency for Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

Our ambition is to do this together with local partners and communities. This means respecting local values and traditions and building a community for a long sustainable future. This way, our projects are tailored to local circumstances and values, establishing shared responsibility and ownership.

By continuously reinvesting our profits in a better future and challenging our concepts we improve circularity and reduce our own social and environmental food footprint."

 

https://www.resilientisland.com/ 

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Newsletter - Project Update 6 (February 14th, 2024)

14-02-2024 | 15:51 The End   Dear Donor, As we have returned to our lovely cold country, it is time to provide you with one final update on the project. Currently, we are likely back in the classrooms, working on our new course, and it feels as if we never left. The past three months have flown by like nothing. Of course, we did not sit still during that time. Let us first explain what we accomplished in the last week of the project before taking you through the key takeaways of the past three months.   Even more compost kits We realized that we had enough budget left to build some more significant compost kits, so we took action. We visited two farms in the nature park that were interested in constructing additional kits. The owner of one farm was a very smart man who wanted to build the compost kits himself but needed assistance in allocating resources. We provided him with five more pallets and enough chicken wire to construct five additional kits. He declined our help with the construction, which we respected. He mentioned that, if possible, he would build more in the future. At the other farm, Sinna's dad's farm, we built two more kits, and they expressed interest in building more, promising to keep us updated.   Creating our own garden We created a garden at the Mainz International School, the school neighboring the agricultural college. Together with the kids from the school, we planted various plants, and they agreed to honor our donors by dedicating the garden to them. We crafted a handmade sign with the names of the specific donors on it, and the school will hang it above the garden. See our instagram for some good photos.   Thank You Dinner We hosted a large Thank You dinner, inviting all the important stakeholders from our project to a local restaurant. The attendees included Mohammed Waheed from Equator Village, several principals and teachers from the schools, and Fathmath from Veshi Saafu. Bringing them all together and saying goodbye was a good experience. Some stakeholders shared kind words, and we even received a few gifts. It served as a nice way to conclude the project.   More birthdays Having celebrated Steve's birthday last week, we now had another one to celebrate. Nicolaas had his birthday, and fortunately for him, he wasn't stuck with just the rest of us. He received a visit from his father and girlfriend. They joined us in some of our activities in Addu City later on. It was nice to show them our home for the past three months.   Souvenirs On the day before our flight back to the capital city Malé, we met with Zameela from the NGO Live&Learn one final time, as promised. Unfortunately, she was not available at the last moment, but one of her colleagues provided us with the promised souvenirs. These handmade pendants, crafted from coconut husks and hand-painted, look fantastic. We have brought them home and are figuring out how to get them to you. Expect a message from us soon.   Compost kit gezeik Once again (as of typing this in February), there has been a delay in the shipment of the remaining 30 small compost kits. It almost sounds like a joke, but unfortunately, it's not. As mentioned last week, we have devised a plan to ensure a smooth delivery when they arrive. We will be having a meeting with the company that supplies us with the kits to get a better picture and finalize the arrangement. Our project providers from the startup Resilient Island will be going to the Maldives soon for their own project and can assist us with some arrangements if necessary.   Looking back It has been a fruitful three months. We had to adjust the scope of our project due to delivery issues with the small compost kits, but fortunately, we had a backup plan. We built the large compost kits on multiple islands, eventually constructing 20, most of which were built in Equator Village and the two farms, with a few in various schools. We also distributed 10 small compost kits to schools and households, with 30 more on the way. If the composting process goes well, Equator Village will now have enough compost kits to process all of their organic waste, using the compost for their gardens. The farms will have a place to process their gardening waste and an opportunity to create their own fertilizer. The schools have learned valuable lessons on sustainability and composting and have expressed enthusiasm about continuing composting at home and incorporating composting in the lesson materials in the next years. Many of the schools and farms are connected on Facebook and Viber (local WhatsApp) and will hopefully continue sharing their experiences with composting. Thank you once again for your support.   Best regards, Nicolaas, Sterre, Ruth, and Thom   Fun fact: In the Maldives, when it's someone's birthday, it's a tradition to egg them with the number of eggs corresponding to their age. Unfortunately, Nicolaas sought shelter on his birthday, and if you are reading this, rest assured, you will still get them one day.
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