Hello lovely lot, I am currently studying Sustainability and Global Development at Bath Spa University and during the next 12 months I will be carrying out my placement year. I have been accepted to study and survey the fascinating flora and fauna on a research camp in Sainte Luce, a natural preserve in southeast Madagascar that is home to one of the nation's last truly pristine coastal rainforests. Over the coming months I hope to make some money to support this charity called SEED (sustainable environmental education and development), a small non-profit organisation that runs the reserve, which depends on volunteers to assist and carry out significant conservation projects.

SEED:

Our central mission is to enhance the capacity of individuals, communities, organisations, and government in fulfilling sustainable environment, education, and development goals in southeast Madagascar.

We achieve this by working across four departments to respond to the most critical and express needs of the country: community health, education infrastructure, sustainable livelihoods, and environmental conservation.

Our approach is based on partnership, co-management, and skill-sharing. We work with Malagasy people in everything we do.