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Seacology-funded dormitory opens in French Polynesia

July 15, 2014

Last month, members of a Seacology expedition visited the island of Moorea, French Polynesia to commemorate the opening of the Atitia Center dormitory. The new structure is an expansion of an earlier Seacology-funded facility that was constructed in 2008 to foster education programs focusing on traditional knowledge, science, and conservation. The dormitory, which was dedicated amid a joyous display of local song, dance, and cuisine, will house children from surrounding islands who attend the Atitia Center, which had become so popular that it required the additional space.

Kimo CampbellFunding for the expansion was approved in 2012 in memory of late board member Kimo Campbell, who passed away earlier that year, and had been involved in the establishment of the original Atitia Center. Dubbed Fare Kimo, the facility serves as a fitting tribute to a leader in island conservation who was passionate about our work in Polynesia in particular.

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