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Hellio & Van Ingen - France
www.hellio-vaningen.fr
Jean-François Hellio et Nicolas Van Ingen are professional wildlife photographers who have been collaborating since 1983. Their goal is to photograph nature unobtrusively, respecting animals, landscapes and populations. They often work closely with environmental groups, NGOs and scientists, using high impact images to raise awareness in the fight to conserve and protect the environment.
The outstanding nature photographs on Ecofund are taken by Hellio & Van Ingen.
www.hellio-vaningen.fr
Jean-François Hellio et Nicolas Van Ingen are professional wildlife photographers who have been collaborating since 1983. Their goal is to photograph nature unobtrusively, respecting animals, landscapes and populations. They often work closely with environmental groups, NGOs and scientists, using high impact images to raise awareness in the fight to conserve and protect the environment.
The outstanding nature photographs on Ecofund are taken by Hellio & Van Ingen.
ONOMO Dakar Airport - Senegal
www.onomohotel.com/en/home-onomo-hotel-dakar-airport
The challenge of the ONOMO Hotels lies in a balance between contemporary lifestyle, local traditional heritage, the promotion of local products and the smallest possible environmental footprint while becoming a leader in a very competitive hotel industry on the African continent.
ONOMO and Ecofund share values of professionalism, pragmatism, simplicity, sincerity and the spirit of community. Or partnership addresses the common challenge, which is the protection of our natural environment.
www.onomohotel.com/en/home-onomo-hotel-dakar-airport
The challenge of the ONOMO Hotels lies in a balance between contemporary lifestyle, local traditional heritage, the promotion of local products and the smallest possible environmental footprint while becoming a leader in a very competitive hotel industry on the African continent.
ONOMO and Ecofund share values of professionalism, pragmatism, simplicity, sincerity and the spirit of community. Or partnership addresses the common challenge, which is the protection of our natural environment.
Mariana Ramos - Cape Verde
www.mariana-ramos.com
The Dakar-born singer, Mariana Ramos, finds her inspiration in Cape Verde, home of her ancestors, where she also lived as a child. Her unique voice and her “suave” music draw its energy from the tradition of her “small country”.
A mix between funana and batucu, rhythms inherited from the slaves of Santiago Island, and la morna and la coladeira, folk melodies, it is the joy, and the multicultural richness of Cape Verde that Mariana embodies on stages worldwide.
Mariana, ambassador of the Cape Verde’s music, is our ambassador of ecoprojects in Cape Verde.
www.mariana-ramos.com
The Dakar-born singer, Mariana Ramos, finds her inspiration in Cape Verde, home of her ancestors, where she also lived as a child. Her unique voice and her “suave” music draw its energy from the tradition of her “small country”.
A mix between funana and batucu, rhythms inherited from the slaves of Santiago Island, and la morna and la coladeira, folk melodies, it is the joy, and the multicultural richness of Cape Verde that Mariana embodies on stages worldwide.
Mariana, ambassador of the Cape Verde’s music, is our ambassador of ecoprojects in Cape Verde.
FIBA - Switzerland
www.lafiba.org
The Swiss Foundation FIBA was founded in 1986 by Dr Luc Hoffmann and several international organizations dedicated to environmental research and conservation. For 25 years, it has supported the Banc d'Arguin National Park (PNBA), which is today a management model for the ecoregion. It also supports many other Marine Protected Areas on the West African coast. FIBA has as partners in the field local and national organizations to which it provides financial support and technical expertise. Its main focus is using participatory approaches and joint management of natural resources.
FIBA is also a member of IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature) and CFA (Conservation Finance Alliance).
www.lafiba.org
The Swiss Foundation FIBA was founded in 1986 by Dr Luc Hoffmann and several international organizations dedicated to environmental research and conservation. For 25 years, it has supported the Banc d'Arguin National Park (PNBA), which is today a management model for the ecoregion. It also supports many other Marine Protected Areas on the West African coast. FIBA has as partners in the field local and national organizations to which it provides financial support and technical expertise. Its main focus is using participatory approaches and joint management of natural resources.
FIBA is also a member of IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature) and CFA (Conservation Finance Alliance).
Terre Vivante - France
www.terrevivante.org
Not your typical publishing house, “grassroots intellectuals”, Terre Vivante advocates for a practical, positive approach to the environment. For 30 years, their committed team has built Terre Vivante into a socially responsible economic entity.
“The protection of the environment and the conservation of planetary resources not only depend on political decisions and technological innovations, but also our daily actions: in our homes, our gardens, what we buy and how we eat.” Terre Vivante makes these daily actions accessible to all.
In collaboration with Terre Vivante on our Ecoblog we offer you monthly extracts from the book « Haidar El Ali, intinéraire d’un écologiste au Sénégal » Bernadette Gilbertas.
www.terrevivante.org
Not your typical publishing house, “grassroots intellectuals”, Terre Vivante advocates for a practical, positive approach to the environment. For 30 years, their committed team has built Terre Vivante into a socially responsible economic entity.
“The protection of the environment and the conservation of planetary resources not only depend on political decisions and technological innovations, but also our daily actions: in our homes, our gardens, what we buy and how we eat.” Terre Vivante makes these daily actions accessible to all.
In collaboration with Terre Vivante on our Ecoblog we offer you monthly extracts from the book « Haidar El Ali, intinéraire d’un écologiste au Sénégal » Bernadette Gilbertas.
Winheller - Germany
www.winheller.com
One of the leading law firms for German nonprofit law, WINHELLER provides legal and tax advice to nonprofit organizations (NPO), professional unions, and charitable foundations. The firm’s experienced lawyers advise their clients on all questions related to fundraising and sponsoring, all legal issues coming up in the day-to-day business of an NPO and also in connection with the set up or the transformation of a charitable organization.
The efficient and on NPOs specialized team of WINHELLER Attorneys at Law is advising Ecofund on legal and tax issues as well as taking care of Ecofund’s bookkeeping and accounting. Therefore, we can fully focus on our objectives, protect our biodiversity!
www.winheller.com
One of the leading law firms for German nonprofit law, WINHELLER provides legal and tax advice to nonprofit organizations (NPO), professional unions, and charitable foundations. The firm’s experienced lawyers advise their clients on all questions related to fundraising and sponsoring, all legal issues coming up in the day-to-day business of an NPO and also in connection with the set up or the transformation of a charitable organization.
The efficient and on NPOs specialized team of WINHELLER Attorneys at Law is advising Ecofund on legal and tax issues as well as taking care of Ecofund’s bookkeeping and accounting. Therefore, we can fully focus on our objectives, protect our biodiversity!
ACTES SUD - France
www.actes-sud.fr
Governed by two keywords: needs and pleasure, the Actes Sud publications have been supporting and encouraging creativity, discovery and sharing since 1978. Literature, notably foreign, occupies a special place in their catalogue, but their offer also includes authors coming from very diverse fields of knowledge, particularly those connected to nature and environment.
Thanks to the collaboration with Actes Sud, you can discover on our Ecoblog selection of extracts from the book "Mami Wata, the mother of waters. Nature and coastal communities of West Africa” by Pierre Campredon, with photographs by Jean-Francois Hellio and Nicolas Van Ingen.
www.actes-sud.fr
Governed by two keywords: needs and pleasure, the Actes Sud publications have been supporting and encouraging creativity, discovery and sharing since 1978. Literature, notably foreign, occupies a special place in their catalogue, but their offer also includes authors coming from very diverse fields of knowledge, particularly those connected to nature and environment.
Thanks to the collaboration with Actes Sud, you can discover on our Ecoblog selection of extracts from the book "Mami Wata, the mother of waters. Nature and coastal communities of West Africa” by Pierre Campredon, with photographs by Jean-Francois Hellio and Nicolas Van Ingen.
Sponsors
APPS4AFRICA - United States
www.apps4africa.org
Apps 4 Africa is a pan-African competition organized by the American Department of State with the goal of promoting local technology entrepreneurs as they build tools to serve the needs of the local community. This unprecedented partnership meshes civil society with developers and designers to create technical solutions to local environmental challenges.
Ecofund won the Second Prize for West Africa in the APPS4AFRICA 2011 competition
www.apps4africa.org
Apps 4 Africa is a pan-African competition organized by the American Department of State with the goal of promoting local technology entrepreneurs as they build tools to serve the needs of the local community. This unprecedented partnership meshes civil society with developers and designers to create technical solutions to local environmental challenges.
Ecofund won the Second Prize for West Africa in the APPS4AFRICA 2011 competition
