Promoting community-based eco-tourism initiatives through the training and employment of local guides.

 KIDO : About KERS and the YWF-KIDO Foundation KERS and the YWF-KIDO Foundation work to accomplish the mission of preserving the natural ecosystems, arts, heritage, and encourage sustainable development of the Southern Grenadines by: YWF-KIDO Foundation is a non profit, non governmental organization (NGO) registered in Grenada, West Indies. We partner with local community based organizations (CBO) to promote and facilitate sustainable environmental and social development projects such as the European Union Sub Project 7 for High North Park, the British High Commissioner for school-based training programs, and the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) for computer training and construction of a community center.KIDO Project was founded in 1991 as a private sanctuary for wildlife and a proposed base for integrating grass roots conservation and environmental education with academic research.

Quiet and secluded, KERS is an ideal setting for a diverse array of biological and ecological field studies. KERS has been host to researchers from several universities within the US, Europe, Cananda, and the Caribbean.

While actively facilitating academic research projects and conservation efforts, we strive to involve student and adult participation in all aspects of conservation, biology, and environmental studies including interested participants and naturalists/ecotourists from Carriacou and abroad.

KIDO Founders
Dr. Marina Fastigi, Administrator and Director
Trained as a sociaologist, Dr. Fastigi now works at the grass-roots level throughout the Caribbean planning strategies for sustainable development in small islands states. Her involvement in local environmental initiatives and educational programs is an integral component of efforts to integrate academic research into everyday life and policy in Carriacou and other Caribbean islands.

KIDO Eco Station
Sanctuary
Carriacou
Grenada, West Indies
tel: 473.443.7936

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