In return for island-wide community-based protection of wildlife, FNPF runs projects that benefit the local communities and the habitat.
- Sponsoring children from poor families to attend school and university. In 2010 / 11 we sponsored 44 school children and 1 university student.
- Promoting and assisting the island’s traditional weaving. We take groups of tourists to the villages where they can see and purchase hand made ikat made with natural dyes. And our nursery grows and provides free saplings for the villages to grow trees to produce the rare natural dyes.
- Free English language classes, a small community library, and twice weekly traditional dance classes, all held at the FNPF Centre on Nusa Penida.
- Free distribution of our Indonesian-language conservation reference book (written and published by FNPF)
- An annual conservation competition in which all 11 junior highschools compete.
- Pilot projects with farmers that demonstrate alternative and financially rewarding sustainable farming methods.
