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Another Amazing Kickstarter (Non-profit from the Fiji Islands by Bula Batiki Coconut Oil —Kickstarter) has been published on http://crowdmonsters.com/new-kickstarters/non-profit-from-the-fiji-islands-by-bula-batiki-coconut-oil-kickstarter/

A NEW KICKSTARTER IS LAUNCHED:

Callum and his Batiki Island Family

We (Callum and Ellis) first went to Batiki Island as volunteers with a brilliant charity called Think Pacific, where we participated on a building and sports project in 2012. During the project we formed such close attachments with our host Fijian families that we returned for the next two years to spend Christmas with them, enjoying Fijian life and the amazing culture. 

After experiencing the struggle to generate an income on this remote island, we wanted to do something that could help our families, and also the island as a whole. Having seen that Batiki was able to produce coconut oil, and knowing the high demand for Coconut Oil in the UK, we put together plans to begin this venture. 

The villagers were extremely excited to start this project, and in 2016, we produced our first trial batch of 160 litres and shipped that to the UK. Due to the success of our trial, we are here today to raise enough money to increase our levels of production to the next stage. 

Currently we have sold 800 jars, and the support and feedback that we have had has been amazing – and now we need to take this to the next level to achieve our long term targets within the island community. 

Mua Village, Batiki Island

The Fiji Islands are renowned for their kindness, happiness and their big ‘Bula’ smiles, and it is our motivation to ensure that this remains within remote Fijian communities for future generations. The increasing need for money in Fiji is becoming a great problem for remote island communities as villagers struggle to finance their children to attend secondary school on the mainland. As a result, many families often leave their island homes to go to the mainland in search of work, meaning that their traditional island lifestyle will slowly get left behind. Help us provide a sustainable income for the villagers of Batiki and allow the Fijian traditions and culture to thrive once again.

Bula Batiki Coconut Oil with Traditional Gift Box

Our Virgin Coconut Oil is raw and cold-pressed. It is also gluten and lactose free, produced on an island free from pollution. Being handmade by the villagers of Batiki Island, we are proud that our Coconut Oil is not mass produced by machines in a factory. We are the only brand in the world that can trace each jar of Coconut Oil back to the family that produced it, and we put the name of that family on each of our jars.  Our Coconut Oil is completely natural, with nothing added or taken away. It takes 6 of Batiki’s finest coconuts to make each jar of our Coconut Oil!

Virgin Coconut Oil has more than 100 uses! Coconut Oil can be used within cooking for frying, baking and roasting, and can also be used as a substitute for butter or mixing in coffee. Virgin Coconut Oil is also a great natural hair and skincare moisturiser.

Sisters Repeka and Losalini proudly holding Bula Batiki Coconut Oil

Batiki is currently in the process of becoming certified as a completely organic island, which we hope will be completed soon. As a small business, we currently do not have the funds available to have our product certified as organic, although you can be assured that absolutely nothing is added or taken away from our coconuts, nor our Coconut Oil. No chemicals. No artificial ingredients. Nothing.

We believe that Bula Batiki represents its ‘own version’ of a fair trade symbol. The mission for our social enterprise is to create a sustainable income to the villagers of Batiki Island. Without this vision, our organisation would simply not have happened, for 100% of our profits are reinvested back into the island community. 

Our VISION is to be able to provide a sustainable income for remote communities in Fiji, particularly within the Lomaiviti Province (not just Batiki), through selling the finest quality Virgin Coconut Oil. 100% of our profits are then to be reinvested back into these communities in order to provide developments in education, healthcare and housing. Ultimately, we hope that once Batiki has reached its maximum sustainable production limit, we will be able to expand and offer the same opportunities to remote neighbouring islands.

Our VALUES are to be 100% honest and dedicated, and to ensure that everything we do is for the good of both our customers and the villagers of Batiki, and the rest of Fiji.

Naigani Village after Cyclone Winston (click photo to view video)

  In Batiki there are around 50 families with a total of 300 villagers, all of which are now able to produce Bula Batiki Coconut Oil. In the future, we hope to be able to increase our sales so that we can offer the same opportunities to the islands surrounding Batiki, and provide an income for over 5,000 Fijian villagers. We also want to be able to introduce new oils that are only found in Fiji, and new products that display the amazing talents of the Fijian people. We have now partnered with the charity Sea Mercy, who also provided amazing assistance to Batiki following Cyclone Winston. 

Our long terms aims are:

Expand to other islands surrounding Batiki to offer them the same income opportunities.

To fund Kindergarten programs in each of Batiki’s four villages.

To fund the Batiki Island Scholarship Scheme so that every child can go to secondary school, and to further education if they wish.

To fund renewable energy in Batiki Island so that the villagers have access to electricity.

Alovete wearing his Bula Batiki t-shirt with pride

We would like to thank you for taking the time to listen to our story, and we really appreciate the support and backing that you have given us. We look forward to providing you with the highest quality Fijian Coconut Oil and hearing your feedback!

From everyone on Batiki Island, we would like to say a huge ‘vinaka vakalevu’, that is Fijian for thank you very much!

Thanks again for taking the time to read about Batiki and the amazing Fijian people that we hope to support through our project. We really hope that you are able to join the Bula Batiki movement and we thank you for your support!

Callum & Ellis (Bula Batiki)

Risks and challenges

So far we have received three shipments of Coconut Oil (totalling 500 litres). Our first two shipments (totalling 300 litres) have sold out, and our third shipment is being prepared for the earlybird rewards of this Kickstarter campaign.

One challenge that we initially found was the expensive shipping cost from Fiji to the UK. However, with the amazing generosity from Fiji Store UK we have been able to share the shipping container space which more than halved our transportation cost.

In terms of the challenge of selling our Coconut Oil, we are using different channels of sale. Firstly, we have our online store which is our most popular method of sale. We have also got into 5 small independent health stores across the UK in Cheltenham, St. Albans and Northern Ireland. Lastly, we have also had great success within UK markets, most notably at Fiji Day UK, which has been a great way of spreading the word about our venture.

In order to overcome any potential challenges, we are constantly planning new ideas with Think Pacific and Sea Mercy to ensure that Fijian culture continues to thrive in these remote communities. Think Pacific are able to provide us with invaluable assistance towards supporting the children and education programs that we will be running in the future, and we are working with Sea Mercy on exploring all options for economic development for the communities across remote South Pacific Islands.

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Tudo o que eu queria dizer (e não disse)

"O que devo dizer pra começar? Feliz Natal? Ah é, você não curte essas festas consumistas de fim de ano, que tiram todo o real significado da coisa. Pois bem, estive com saudades esse tempo inteiro. Tudo bem, convenhamos que não é lá muita coisa, apenas três semanas. Ou quatro, já que você também não foi na formatura do colégio. Dá pra perceber que já perdi a noção do tempo, não é? Risos. Mas esquece esse parágrafo inútil e apenas lê o resto dessa mensagem com bastante atenção.

Não sei se você lembra das nossas conversas sobre a segunda divisão ser mais interessante que a primeira. Elas sempre terminavam na briga interminável de que o meu time é melhor que o seu mil vezes. E o seu argumento era sempre o mesmo "o Neymar já vale pelo seu time inteiro"; coitado de você. Depois de um ano, conclui que você não sabe discutir essas coisas sem ficar com raiva de eu ser menina e saber articular as palavras melhor do que você ou seus amigos corintianos.

Tenho que citar também a história do seu caderno intocável. Eu escrevi na última folha dele aquela música nossa, e você não arrancou, como fazia com qualquer folha com um pontinho fora do lugar. Ah, e sem contar os cafunés das 7h da manhã (que deixavam o meu cabelo mais bagunçado do que ele é naturalmente) e o café das quartas, descaradamente roubado da sala dos professores. Você sempre teve um senso de humor maravilhoso, admiro isso.

Você sempre foi esse canalha/chato/ogro/doce/fofo/santista do cabelo meio fosco que odeia profundamente as minhas músicas de amor. Até me passou um funk via bluetooth que eu guardo na memória interna do meu celular com todo carinho. E à propósito, suas colas de física me deixaram com oito na média final. Se não fosse você, estaria de recuperação. E de nada pelas suas redações que eu corrigia reescrevendo, também tenho mérito nessa área.

Odeio você por que disse que me amava e foi embora logo em seguida. Daí, jurei que iria te ligar novamente, marcar um "rolê" pelo parque que tem aqui perto. Não consegui. Achei que o problema fosse eu. Não é. Descobri que o que nos barra é a sua falta de atitude. Escutei Equalize umas trezentas mil vezes ontem. Não consigo parar de pensar em você, nas coisas que dizia quando eu não queria olhar na sua  cara. Ou quando pedia pra deitar no seu ombro, por que a semana tava acabando comigo. E você deixava porque nunca gostou de ver ninguém triste.

A gente quase deu certo. Quase aconteceu.

Mas ficou só no quase, como previsto.

Sei que tenho um carma particular que leva todos os meus amores embora. Aí, você foi pro Chile, ou Caribe, sei lá. E eu não tive tempo pra te alcançar e te dizer tudo isso que tava sentindo. Isso só me fez te odiar ainda mais por que eu só queria falar que sinto sua falta. Que tô carente de você elevado ao cubo. Pedir pra voce ficar seria muito?

E finalmente, dane-se se você odeia o Natal. Eu adoro e desejo que ele seja leve. Que traga coisas boas. E que seu ano novo seja repleto de mim. Ou repleto de álguém que te gosta tanto quanto eu. E se não for, que os outros sejam. E ah, não esquece de não esquecer o quanto eu amo você enquanto estiver pelo mundo. Câmbio, desligo."

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