Partnering with Galapagos NGOs

Provide multimedia support for one of the existing NGOs already active in the Galapagos by providing video (and possibly other multimedia) based on their current fund raising and educational needs.

Goal: Raise funding for NGOs active in social and conservation efforts relating to the Galapagos. Partnering with an existing NGO will enable us to maximize our efforts and impact by working with someone committed long-term to the islands.

Audience: TBD based on the NGO and their mission

Visuals: Story to be determined based on their needs. Anticipate footage showing conservation efforts in progress, amazing environment worth saving, scientists and others appreciative of opportunities and funding etc.

Possible NGOs:

The Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF)
http://www.darwinfoundation.org

Fundar Galapagos
http://www.fundargalapagos.org/

Galapagos: Immerse, Connect, Evolve
http://galapagosice.org/

Isabela Oceanographic Institute
http://www.ioi-galapagos.org/

Galapagos Conservancy
http://www.galapagos.org

WildAid

http://www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=76
This org is very involved in enforcement of the marine preserve.

They currently have several ad campaigns which target Ecuadorians. Some examples are on their website.

Sharks and Soccer:
http://www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=76&PID=229&TERID=54

Galapagos in general (scroll down, there are multiple within one youtube frame):
http://www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=7&PID=507

International Shark finning campaign:
http://www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=7&PID=72

More about WildAid (from Wikipedia):

WildAid is an international 501(c)(3) NGO whose mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade. Rather than an issue of biology or culture WildAid views the illegal wildlife trade fundamentally as a matter of economics – of supply and demand.

WildAid operates a field program in the Galapagos Islands, protecting the Galápagos Marine Reserve, apprehending poachers and smugglers and creating economic alternatives to local communities. In addition to this, WildAid’s unique Active Conservation Awareness Program (ACAP) is designed to drastically reduce the demand for wildlife parts and products – namely in key places such as China and India. WildAid works with media, governments, celebrities and local partners and communities worldwide to make wildlife conservation a global priority.