EVENTS

As part of our social engagement initiative, YYC had offered a lunch to the residents of Meenatchee Home, a charitable organization that works to provide care and support to individuals in need, on 27 May 2023.

Many thanks to our members who gave their best to make Mother’s Day even more special and memorable for the residents of Meenatchee Home, they represent the true spirit of YYC. Many thanks also for all their contribution for the organization of such an event. Thanks also to the staff and management of Meenatchee Home for all their support in this initiative.

YYC had distributed refreshments at Ganga Talao on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri on 17 February 2023.

Many thanks to all our volunteers for all their help in the preparation of food & refreshments and also in serving the devotees.

Special thanks to all donors and sponsors for their contribution in this initiative.

YYC celebrated Christmas on Saturday 17 December 2022 with the children of Pure Mind Haven, a shelter located in Bonne Terre, Vacoas, which provides a home for some 25 children aged between two and fifteen.

Besides gifts, cakes and dinner offered to the children, we had also donated items for the day-to-day running of the shelter such as drinks (juice, soft drinks), foodstuffs, provisions for kitchen, laundry, and housekeeping.

Many thanks to our members who gave their best to make Christmas even more special and memorable for the children of Pure Mind Haven, they represent the true spirit of YYC. Many thanks also for all their contribution for the organization of such an event. Thanks also to the staff and management of the Shelter for all their support in this initiative.

In the context of the World Environment Day, we, YYC – Yes You Can along with our partner, Accuris Business Services, had organized a clean-up campaign on Sunday  June 2022 at Pointe D'Esyn which is also the home of a large mangrove forest.

Many thanks to all our members and that of Accuris Business Services, for all their support in this initiative of national interest.

In the context of the International Day of Forests, we, YYC – Yes You Can along with our partners, being the Australian Alumni Association, Flash Communication and Accuris Business Services, had organized a plantation of endemic trees at the Bras D'Eau National Park.

Many thanks to all our members and that of the Australian Alumni Association, Flash Communication and Accuris Business Services, for all their support in this initiative of national interest.

In the context of the Clean Up the World Campaign, we, YYC – Yes You Can along with our partners, being the EcoMode Society, the Australian Alumni Association and the High Commission of Australia, have organized a clean-up campaign on Saturday 02 October 2021 at the Dutch First Landing Site at Ferney which is a historical place and which is also the home of a large mangrove forest.

YYC thanks Her Excellency Dr Kate O’Shaughnessy, the High Commissioner of Australia, for her participation and also for her strong commitment towards our environment protection initiatives. We also thank Hon Teenah Jutton, the Parliamentary Private Secretary, and Hon Naveena Ramyad, the Chief Government Whip, for their presence in the event which reiterate the firm commitment of the Government towards environment protection.

YYC thanks the Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change for their collaboration. Many thanks also to all our members and that of EcoMode Society, the Australian Alumni Association for all their support in this initiative of national interest.

In context of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and also the Cleaning and Awareness Campaign recently launched by the Prime Minister, a clean-up campaign was organised by YYC –Yes You Can on Saturday 31 July 2021 in the mangrove area of Pointe Jerome and Pointe D’Esny, Mahebourg.

The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem is celebrated every year on 26 July as a unique opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of mangroves as a “unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem” and to promote their sustainable management, conservation and use. Mangroves are rare, spectacular and prolific ecosystems on the boundary between land and sea. These extra ordinary ecosystems contribute to the wellbeing, food security, and protection of coastal communities worldwide. They support a rich biodiversity and provide a valuable nursery habitat for fish and crustaceans. Mangroves also act as a form of natural coastal defense against storm surges, tsunamis, rising sea levels and erosion. Their soils are highly effective carbon sinks, sequestering vast amounts of carbon. Yet mangroves are disappearing three to five times faster than overall global forest losses, with serious ecological and socio-economic impacts.

YYC is dedicated to reversing the decline of mangrove forest ecosystems. To help prioritize these vital ecosystems, and minimize the impacts of climate change, we invite you to join us in our campaign. Due to the prevailing Covid-19 outbreak, a restricted number of members have been invited to participate in this clean-up session and also sanitary precautions have been respected. YYC thanks all members present for their participation in this initiative of national interest.

Webinar focused on the theme of this year's WED, being 'Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.' as the year 2021 marks the beginning of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Programme:
Opening remarks by Mr Jossy Shivjee Dowlutrao, President of YYC & Australian Alumni Association
Message of the Australian High Commissioner to Mauritius,

Her Excellency Dr Kate O’Shaughnessy
Presentation by Mr Nadeem Nazurally, Senior Lecturer at the University of Mauritius
Questions & Answers

As part of our social engagement initiative for Christmas, YYC had offered a dinner and also gifts to the children of the ‘Shelter for Women and Children in Distress Trust Fund’ of Forest Side on 30 December 2020.

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Many thanks to our members who gave their best to make Christmas even more special and memorable, they represent the true spirit of YYC. Many thanks also for all their contribution for the organization of such an event. Thanks also to the staff of the Shelter for their usual support.