Today we went to see the coastal Naidiri Village that has recently won the Top Prize in global restoration, for their ocean reef project. The reef restoration was borne out of necessity to solve their dwindling food/ main protein source for the village, of fish. It was started by 2 of the villages rugby players and today is run by the local teenagers (mostly boys) in the village. It was great seeing how empowered and proud they were of their amazing efforts.
Below is video fellow residents made of our experience - I am still learning how to use my new underwater camera !
While at the village we had lunch prepared by the ladies, were gifted flower necklaces when we arrived and had a Kava ceramony.
Along the way to the village - it was about a 1.5 hour drive from port - we passed the very orate Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami Hindu Temple.
