CREATING HOPE ZONES

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YOU CAN DONATE IN CASH - THROUGH ABANCA PORTUGAL:
IBAN : PT50 0170 3018 0304 0016 8354 7
BIC SWIFT : CAGLPTPL

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HOW WE SPEND our Money

55% IN HARDWARE AND LICENSES
Investment goes into the legal process of licensing, payment of license fees, setting up the metallic structures in the ocean, engaging the fishing community to set up and harvest the farm, buying and growing seedlings in tanks on land, marketing and selling the end products
 
20% SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
Investments goes into the 3D printing of ocean buoys, sensor equipment, monitoring of ocean parameters and research in regards to plants, biodiversity etc.
 
15% DOCUMENTATION AND EVANGELIZING
Documentation of the entire process, Communication through video and film, PR, social media, clean up events, ocean literacy for schools
 
10% LEAN ORGANIZATION AND FUNDRAISING
Manage day to day administrative, rent and all other overheads - we are focused and proud to make sure that our money is spent to achieve results
 
Knowledge
Financing of a Nazaré scientific study explaining the economic, social and environmental potential impact of this Hope Zone to be protected by law. Contributing to additional studies, research and on the ground work to allow better forms of managing and protecting this future Marine Protected Area by connecting with the local fishing businesses of Nazaré – this networking job is at the heart of finding guardians for this future Protected Area.
 
Regeneration
With multiple partners, to create a coalition of investors and environmentalists that fund a algae farm prototype in the waters od Nazaré harbor. Multiple uses are planned for this highly scalable pilot.
 
Green Economy
Recirculate - introduce a pilot up-cycling plastic project at our Hope Zones Nazaré hangar inside the Nazaré harbor, that connects our water and land clean-ups, our plastic fishing nets collection depot with the creation of our merchandising.
 
Awareness
Documenting and Communicating our Hope Zones activism method and our challenges, which is given more power to inspire action by leveraging our network of professional surfers, musicians, actors and artists. This Summer, in Sintra - mobilizing and organizing inspirational ocean events and surf actions for young and adult members of local community.


ABANCA
IBAN : PT50 0170 3018 0304 0016 8354 7
BIC SWIFT : CAGLPTPL

DONATE ETHEREUM:
ENS: hopezones.eth
Donate: https://hopezones.netlify.app/