Who we are
We are Will, Omar and Phil, the founders of Wide Open Projects.
We visited Raja Ampat in West Papua, Indonesia, in 2017 and decided we wanted to contribute by assisting local organizations achieve education and conservation projects and by providing the resources they need to achieve their goals. Now we go to Raja Ampat every year to perform great projects with great people!
What we do
Here are some of the projects we like to get involved in:
Education & awareness
We raise awareness about the importance of marine ecosystems, the risk of pollution and many other topics revolving around sustainability and conservation. With our local partners, we perform outreach activities in villages across the region every year. In communities with limited means, we also provide basic school materials.
Coral reef restoration
Raja Ampat has among the world’s most diverse and unique marine life on the planet. However, large areas are being damaged or destroyed. In collaboration with our local partners, we restore coral reefs through a variety of methods in targeted areas. Our projects from 2018 and 2019 already have amazing positive results (see photo above)!
Community development
We spent many careful years building collaborations and friendships. All our projects are designed and performed with local partners and our overarching goal is to be a positive presence and to build capacity in the communities we visit. We support as many local projects in education, restoration and sustainability as we can.
Our friends
See the great people we collaborate with
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