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July
01,
2008
Welcome
to the Anniversary edition of our newsletter. This
year is the 10th anniversary of ecotourism on Chumbe,
and we celebrate this by bringing you contributions
from past staff members and returning guests who, like
no one else, can give us a flavour of what these ten
years have meant for Chumbe Island, ecotourism, and
conservation in Zanzibar. more
(788 kB, PDF)
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January
01,
2008
Happy
New Year to you from all the staff working with Chumbe
Island. It has been a fabulous year with many exciting
projects some of which we shared with you in June. The
year has passed very quickly and in 2008 we will we
celebrate the ten year anniversary of opening the
eco-lodge. There will also be some changes within the
staff.
more
(650 kB, PDF)
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July
01,
2007
We
would like to send you our best wishes from our island
paradise! Almost six months have passed already since
our last newsletter and it time for an update.
I
would like to welcome you to enter the diverse world
of the Chumbe Island project. In this newsletter we
will tell you about our island staff who have been
travelling and sharing their knowledge with others.
Island education ranger Khamis visited Lamu in Kenya
and Head ranger Omari was invited to Jambiani on the
East Coast of Zanzibar to survey the area and advise
on the creation of a marine park.
more
(456 kB, PDF)
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December
31, 2006
Warm greetings to you all from the Chumbe team 2006.
As the year is coming to an end we would like to
take this opportunity to share some of our
conservation and education projects from the past
six months.
This has
been a busy period with lots of activity and many happy
and contented guests. The team has welcomed new staff
and completed many interesting projects. Chumbe Island
moves from strength to strength and that is all thanks
to the wonderful staff and all our visitors.
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July
01, 2006
Greetings
from the Chumbe Island Team! We have had an exciting
first half of 2006 and would hereby like to share our
inspiring moments and interesting experiences with you.
In
this newsletter you will read about our staff and
their big plans.
During our closed season we built a new large
kitchen for the staff and one of our maintenance team,
Yussuf Mlabu, was chosen to receive assistance from a
local NGO.
The staff has also gone football mad!
more
(646 kB, PDF)
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January
01, 2006 A
New Year is here and it is time for us to reflect on
the second half of 2005, to remind us of the memorable
events on Chumbe Island and the wonderful people who
have visited us, on this small unique island in the
Western Indian Ocean. It is also a great opportunity
to introduce new members in the Chumbe Team, while
also showing our appreciation to the members who have
left the team to join other projects.
more
(449 kB, PDF)
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August
17, 2005 The exciting news for us all is that Chumbe Island has been nominated as one of the three finalists for the conservation category of the prestigious Tourism Cares for Tomorrow award, sponsored by the Smithsonian
magazine.
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Newsletter
July 2005
Welcome
to the New Season from the Chumbe team!!! Since January, Chumbe Island has won two more prestigious international awards, the staff have been perfecting their English language skills and the education team has hosted numerous school trips and been working closely with local
government. more
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Newsletter
January 2005
Happy New Year to you from all the Chumbe staff!!!
Since
August we have had a fabulous season and have settled
in to the new office well. The project was presented
with another international award from Britain and has
been nominated for two more in 2005.
more
(PDF)
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Newsletter
August 2004
Greetings to you from all Chumbe staff!!!
This
letter has succumbed to Swahili time and is a tad late.
This is due to an unexpectedly busy opening
season and the decision to move office which was a
massive undertaking and we are still in the throes of
it.
The team’s hard work over the last year has
really paid off and Chumbe received three accolades
internationally and nationally in the last six months. more
(PDF)
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Newsletter
January 2004
Greetings to you all from Chumbe!!!
It
has been all change within the Chumbe team, with
Eleanor’s departure to study in England.
There have been more staff changes, lots of
activity in the education programme, interesting
conservation initiatives and Chumbe Island was the
star of the African Travel Association Symposium,
during which it was praised in no uncertain terms by
the President of Zanzibar.
more
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Newsletter June 2003
Greetings to you all from Chumbe!!!
As ever, there have been some eventful moments on Chumbe and it seems like just yesterday that we were putting together our last Newsletter!!
The island remains stunningly beautiful and following these latest rains the island forest has leaped to rejuvenated life - with a plethora of vibrantly coloured butterflies inquisitively greeting guests along the paths, energetic red bishops hopping excitedly from tree to tree, kingfishers darting through the mangrove pools and skinks scurrying to feast on the array of little bugs enjoying the fresh vegetation.
more (PDF)
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Newsletter June 2002
It's that time again when we send out a few snippets of news for those of you who may be interested to hear the latest from the island.
We have just re-opened last week after being closed for over a month for the rainy season. Thanks to the rains the island looks lush and green with a colourful array of butterflies and birds making the most of the new abundance of fresh fruiting plants.
There's so much news to tell since the last newsletter that we shall get straight on. more
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Newsletter December 2001
Firstly, we hope that this email finds you all in excellent health and not suffering too much from office parties or freezing temperatures! It is nigh on impossible for us here in Zanzibar to imagine frosty Europe, chilly States or indeed anything except for our current high humidity and soaring temperatures. Well, OK, the grass is always greener and from where many of you are sitting, you are probably longing for our humid hot conditions!
It has been a fun filled and successful year for Chumbe Island. The beauty of the Island itself is relentless and with the improved facilities in terms of comfort and relaxation areas for guests on the island, many a visitor continues to be spell-bound and inspired by this pristine wilderness and unique eco-project. The staff teams in both the office and the island are flourishing and content (if a little weary as the final week of Ramadan fasting takes its toll).
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