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National Park http://www.galapagospark.org/ The Galapagos National Park (GNP) Service is the institution responsible for the management of all activities within the Galapagos Islands and the Galapagos Marine Reserve. Two of NEGF's cofounders, William Puga and Xavier Castro, are employees of the GNP.  WorldTeachhttp://www.worldteach.org/ WorldTeach (WT) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based at the Center for International Development at Harvard University, which provides opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to international education by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries. Matt Garlick, co-founder of NEGF in 2000, and Board Members Becky Aicher and Leah Aylward are all former WT volunteers.  RedAtom Web Designhttp://www.redatom.net/ The New Era Galapagos Foundation website is designed, hosted and maintained by RedAtom, a web design company based in the UK. RedAtom is run by former NEGF volunteer Jon Chamberlain, who got started on improving the foundation's web presence when he came to the Galapagos Islands in 2004. Jon now works remotely from the UK, updating the website with news from Matt and William, and adding new functionality to make it a more valuable resource for New Era, Galapagos residents and volunteers.  Galapagos
Travelhttp://www.galapagostravel.com/ Founded by Barry Boyce, author of "A Traveler's Guide to the Galapagos Islands," Galapagos Travel is a California-based tour operator that offers educationally-oriented tours to the Galapagos Islands. Barry and Galapagos Travel provided a seed grant that enabled NEGF to open El Rincon Ecologico, a community center and headquarters for all of NEGF's programs.  Emerald
Planethttp://www.emeraldplanet.com/ Co-founded by former Peace Corps and Charles Darwin Research Station volunteer Ryan Finchum, Emerald Planet uses tourism as a conservation tool in order to generate measurable benefits to protected areas and/or conservation organizations in Latin America. Charles Darwin Foundation http://www.darwinfoundation.org/ The Charles Darwin Foundation is dedicated to promoting conservation, education, and scientific research in and on behalf of the Galapagos Islands. Creative Connections http://www.ccph.com/ Founded by former WT volunteer Paul Hurteau, Creative Connections links classrooms from the Amazon rain forest, Canadian Arctic, Galapagos Islands, Africa, and rural China with partner classrooms, mainly in the US, through art exchanges, 'study partnerships,' e-mail and the Internet.  Donate by shopping at igive.comhttp://www.igive.com/ When you shop at any one of the 400+ online stores at www.igive.com, up to 26% of your purchases goes to the New Era Galapagos Foundation. You'll see all your favorite stores, including Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Amazon, eBay, Gap.com, J. Crew, Old Navy, Ann Taylor, JCPenney, Land's End, Niketown, Omaha Steaks, Priceline.com, Dell, Expedia.com, REI, Sur La Table, and many more. |
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