In line with the recent announcement of Seed Grants 2009, WILD ASIA would like to extend our reach beyond project-based initiatives to include the creative industry. Since our merchandise goes hand-in-hand with Seed Grants, we thought it would be best to combine both these competitions and highlight some of the best creative minds in Asia. Find out more.
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An introduction to Wild Asia
Wild Asia is a social enterprise working to support the conservation of natural areas and the local communities dependent upon their resources. Our ultimate goal is to promote sustainable practices that will minimise adverse impacts on the environment, ensure that local communities are engaged and that local cultures are respected.
We work on various environmental and social programmes from sustainability advisory on oil palm plantations to promoting responsible tourism. One of our programmes known as Seed Grants aims to encourage innovative and bright ideas in conservation by awarding the best ideas with a small financial support.
About Wild Asia's Seed Grants
We believe that a wealth of knowledge could lead to many awe-inspiring research and projects that can make a positive impact on our environment, wildlife and local communities. Therefore Seed Grants was established in 2005, an initiative that provides small financial incentives to researchers, environmentalists and non-academics to help them kick-start their ideas or plans into significant action.
Every year, we set aside up to 25% of our annual profits towards helping causes in Asia. This is one of the most direct ways in which we support conservation. Our Seed Grants is usually small-of about USD1, 000. Since its inception we have helped 7 projects around Southeast Asia, from; community-based initiatives in Bali and Cambodia to elephant conservation in Malaysia, we hope that this small contribution will have lasting impressions on our planet.
Wild Asia's Merchandise
Every year we try to award as many Seed Grants as possible, and aside from a percentage of our annual profits, we raise funds for Seed Grants through the sales of our core merchandise, our t-shirts. Since January 2009, we have managed to sell 100 t-shirts by setting up booths all around Kuala Lumpur. Our t-shirts are also sold at retail outlets like Nature Owlet of Malaysian Nature Society and Fisherman Divers Dive Centre in Pulau Tioman.
Our t-shirts carry our logo and act as a branding tool, as they have been widely circulated and worn all around Southeast Asia.
TEES FOR CONSERVATION COMPETITION
A search for the most creative design for Wild Asia's special edition merchandise.
SEED GRANTS CREATIVE NOMINATION
A search for innovative eco film-makers and multimedia designers.
About the Search
Inline with the recent announcement of Seed Grants 2009, Wild Asia would like to extend our reach beyond project-based initiatives to include the creative industry. Since our merchandise goes hand-in-hand with Seed Grants, we thought it would be best to combine both these competitions and highlight some of the most creative minds in Asia.
Designers, film-makers and multimedia designers have the option to contribute to environmental and social conservation by either designing our special edition t-shirts and have it printed or creating a short film/Community Service Announcement/Website/Interactive media of an environmental or social issue that is close to their heart to raise awareness.
The choice is up to you to take up this exciting new challenge!
For a full brief about the competition and Seed Grant, download the full Creative Minds for Conservation proposal here.
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