15 March 2010 – The International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA) Malaysia Chapter has been awarded a grant from Shell Malaysia. The award, which is one of seven offered this week to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), comes as part of the corporation’s Shell Sustainable Development Grants program.
In total, 300,000 RM (USD $90,000) was distributed among the seven project recipient.
The IECA Malaysia Chapter was recognized for its capacity-building project on mangrove planting on Carey Island. The chapter conducted its work for an Orang Asli (aboriginal) village.
The other NGOs who received part of the Shell grant money are TONIBUNG (friends for village department), the Centre for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC), the Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) of Kampung Skibang Bau, Sarawak, Friends of Kapar, Alami Tanjung Kupang in Johor, the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), and the Land Empowerment Animals People (LEAP).
Some awards were shared by groups who worked together on a particular project.
In addition to IECA’s work on mangrove planting capacity building, the grants recognized diverse initiatives such as fish culture training, hydro rural electrification, mitigation of environmental damage caused by previous logging practices, and much more.
The International Erosion Control Association has 11 active chapters in North America and five chapters in other parts of the world. These chapters include Malaysia, Australasia, Iberoamerican, India, and South Africa.
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Shell Sustainable Development Grants
Chris Kelsey is the Editorial Director for Geosynthetica.net. He can be reached at chris@geosynthetica.net.
