Conservation, Community and Culture, Bali

Sea Communities and Les Village

Sea Communities works in partnership with the local community groups of Les Village. We partner with the fisherfolk group on our reef rehabilitation program. We collaborate with the salt farming community group to introduce tourism to a heritage livelihood that is in danger of dying out. We team with the local village government and its corporate arm, BUMDES. We work with local village businesses that provide homestays, transportation, guides and translators. We work with local women who now run successful restaurants.

Les village was awarded by the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism ADWI Best Tourism Village of Indonesia in 2024, with special mention of our coral restoration and monitoring collaboration with international institutions, and our salt farming tourism program.

Sea Communities and
Les Village

Sea Communities and Les Village

Sea Communities comprises a group of conservation-minded individuals. We come from all walks of life: diving, education, and community mediation. More importantly, Sea Communities works in partnership with the local community groups of Les Village. We partner with the fisherfolk group, on our reef rehabilitation program. We collaborate with the salt farming community group. We team with the local village government and its corporate arm, BUMDES. We work with local village businesses that provide homestays, transportation, guides and translators. We work with local women who now run successful restaurants.

PADI AWARE Grantee 2024, Coral Reef Conservation

Australian Government New Colombo Plan, Partner Organisation

The International Seakeepers Society Asia Achievement Award 2020

Blue Water Heroes 2023 Finalist: Pak Eka, Coral Structure Designer

Winner, ADWI Best Tourism Village Award 2024, Indonesia, Ministry of Tourism

Conservation

Reef Rehabilitation

Reef Rehabilitation

Our reef rehabilitation program is the heart of our conservation activities at Les.

Waste Management - Circular Economy

Waste Management - Circular Economy

In reef rehabilitation, preventing plastic from entering the sea is essential.

STARR DATABASE

STARR DATABASE

Does human intervention in reef rehabilitation work? We have monitored coral cover and fish recovery in transplant sites vs control sites since 2017. See our database.

Community Immersion

Cultural Exploration

Cultural Exploration

Sea Communities has vast experience in facilitating hands-on village experiential programs, internships and cultural exchanges for groups from around the world. Programs can be for a few days, weeks, or months.

Language Exchange and Capacity Building

Language Exchange and Capacity Building

The Les villagers are eager to learn and improve their English. This enables them to have better job opportunities in tourism, for which Bali is renowned, or in industries in export and trade.

School and University Trips

Track Record and Risk Management

Track Record and Risk Management

We are experienced in providing school and university field trip programs between 3 days to two weeks. Our schools and universities come from all over the world, including Australia, Singapore, USA, Indonesia, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Canada and Europe. Most of our school and university clients are repeat visitors, building up a continuity in programs for their students to be able to see the fruits of their work and study.

CCAs and Community Service

CCAs and Community Service

We have extensive experience in facilitating community service requirements of International Baccalaureate schools as well as the Singapore Ministry of Education and can provide activities, in consultation with our school partners, to meet these requirements.

Programs to inspire

Marine Community Service Program

Marine Community Service Program

Sample Itinerary

Cultural Immersion Program

Cultural Immersion Program

Sample Itinerary

Mangrove Service Program

Mangrove Service Program

Sample Itinerary

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