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Our Mission

Our mission is to sustainably preserve and conserve Ghana’s sea turtles by utilizing a community-based approach.

 

Our Vision

Our vision is a world where marine wildlife and people in coastal communities are thriving together.

YOU CAN HELP BY PROVIDING ITEMS ON OUR “WISH LIST”

Turtle Up relies on the generous donations of individuals and organizations. Not all donations need to be cash. You can help support our efforts by providing Turtle up with items from this list. This can be a one-time purchase or a recurring purchase. Any support is greatly needed and appreciated.

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WISH LIST

  • By providing items on this list, you will be helping to support our efforts at Turtle Up.
    Plane Tickets (4 per year):
    Turtle Up staff and researchers must travel to Ghana often to work with our local partners. Airline tickets to Ghana (approximately 4 per year) average about $1,600 each.
  • First-aid kits for one year:
    Turtle wants to ensure the health and well-being of our researchers, volunteers, and staff. Your support will allow us to purchase kits for an entire year, $200.
  • Salary for turtle surveyor for leatherback, olive ridley, and/or green turtle season:
    Surveyors provide valuable information and data on the numbers of turtles come to the New Ningo beaches. If you choose this item, you will sponsor 2 surveyors’ salaries, $1,200 each per year per person.
  • Paid internship for Turtle Up:
    Because our CEO is a faculty member at the University of Dayton (UD), there are many opportunities for students from various fields to work with Turtle Up. Sponsorship of this item will allow Turtle Up to pay its part-time interns, $2,000 per semester per intern.
  • Scholarship for an under-resourced student for a Turtle Up eco-trip, $4,000 per student.
  • Purchase of equipment/supplies:
    Each season, we need supplies such as flashlights, binoculars, batteries, and hand-held radios. Sponsorship covers the costs of these supplies, $1,000.
  • Computer equipment:
    Turtle Up is grateful for computers, printers, tablets, smart phones and scanners. Sponsorship will help us purchase, upgrade, or maintain our current equipment, $2,500.
  • Research Assistants:
    Turtle Up works with research assistants in Ghana. These assistants play a key role in gathering information and protecting New Ningo’s sea turtles. Sponsorship will pay for room and board for one of these assistants for a turtle season, $2,500.
  • Sponsor two students:
    These students will design culturally responsive turtle tracker, $5000 for two students.
  • Sponsor one satellite transmitter and satellite time:
    Turtle Up aims to conduct satellite tracking studies of sea turtles. This research provides valuable data about the movements of Ghana sea turtles. Sponsorship will pay for the costs of one satellite transmitter, the satellite time and travel costs to attach the transmitter, $7,500.
  • Sponsor our website:
    $1000/year (hosting, domain name, SSL certificate, and payment processing software).
  • Donate your car or sponsor one:
    Turtle Up needs a truck or any other 4*4 vehicle to transport our volunteers and for our staff to efficiently preserve and conserve our sea turtles.

Our Story

I grew up in Normandy, France spending time in trees and in rivers observing and enjoying the fauna and flora. My house was full of dogs and cats, and at one-point, there were many other large animals on the property. When I was two-years-old, my mom was looking for me, only to find me eating Jojo’s (the family’s German shepherd) food. Many other times, I could be found curled up with a cat in a bale of hay. It was not uncommon to find new born lambs in our kitchen, and I would always volunteer to give them their bottles. Basically, wherever there was an animal, I could be found. Since 12-years-old, I have been fascinated by sea turtles. Who would not be? They have been around for over 130 million years and play a key role in providing a healthy environment on land and in the ocean. They represent wisdom, patience, persistence, and resilience. They are elegant and graceful. Unfortunately, all seven species are threatened by extinction.

In 2017, I was fortunate to go to Rwanda to see the silver back gorillas, an unforgettable experience. In Rwanda, the people who used to kill the gorillas to make a living became the tour guides. These former poachers now run the cultural village and welcome thousands of tourists each year. I reflected on the model and knew that an idea such as Turtle Up would come to existence one day. My family lives in New Ningo Prampram, Ghana, home of the largest sea turtle hatchery in the country. Turtle Up is my passion project because it combines helping the sea turtles and their habitat, while also working with the locals and generating income for the community.

At Turtle Up, we aim to:

  • Preserve and protect Ghana’s sea turtles.
  • Offer unique hands-on immersive eco trips for students and professionals that embrace
    fair trade learning principle.

As a byproduct outcome Turtle Up will help the economic development of New Ningo Prampram and the neighboring communities. Turtle Up  is committed to donate all its excess income to sea turtle conservation efforts.

By Corinne Brion