FALKLANDS CONSERVATION IN VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION PROGRAMME
By J. Brock (FINN)
Local and international volunteers have supported Falklands Conservation over the past few years. Without their help and support, many projects sponsored by the charity would be impossible to complete. Falklands Conservation are keen to more effectively assess the volunteer skills available to them in the Islands. The scheme would make volunteering more enjoyable and satisfying experience as well as increasing productivity for Falklands Conservation.
Until now, Falklands Conservation tended to use volunteers on an ad hoc basis. Now, the new volunteer register will help improve the system, as it will give them a list of people to target when projects become available. The more effective method will ensure that more interested people will get an opportunity to lend a hand. Initially, if you volunteer, it won’t change your busy life in any way – that is unless you don’t want to do anything with your registration. Falklands Conservation understands that people live busy lives. Register, then your interests will be known to Falklands Conservation for possible participation in a project.
If you want to be included on the register, then a form is available from Falklands Conservation (at the Jetty Centre) that asks for your contact details and area of interest as well as a little information. Particular skills relevant to them are of interest to the wildlife charity. It also would be helpful to Falklands Conservation to know when you would be available.
Forms also will be distributed with the January newsletter. Those who fill in the forms with their interests will be given priority for projects. Falklands Conservation say, however, they would be delighted with the registration of people willing to help in any way.
Those already working with Falklands Conservation are also asked to fill out a form and they apologise for the extra paperwork. They are pleased with people’s contributions in their free time with transport, especially of supplies, and passing on information. Those who regularly help out are asked to advise Falklands Conservation on how to do things more efficiently.
Falklands Conservation would like to thank everyone who has helped out in any way and they point out that it is an important contribution in a special environmental area like ours.
