HOW TO SUPPORT MUI?

VISIT SIX SENSES LAAMU!

Six Senses Laamu is the first resort in Laamu Atoll, deep in the Indian Ocean, where mantas swim and turtles graze. Our luxury resort is made up of a combination of on-land and over-water villas constructed with sustainable materials set on a palm-fringed paradise. Visit the Six Senses Laamu website to learn more about how to make your holiday dreams a reality and check out these packing tips to ensure you only bring the most sustainable necessities to the island! If you want to bring something for our local community, we will happily accept and distribute it on your behalf. Items that are always in high demand are marine educational books, fabric bags and reusable metal drink bottles.

Just by staying at Six Senses Laamu, you are supporting MUI and can get involved in our work! A proportion of all profit is donated to the resort’s Sustainability Fund, which is allocated towards local projects that benefit the surrounding community and environment. The vast majority of MUI’s work is supported by this Sustainability Fund via donations to MUI’s three partner NGOs, which supports our research efforts, as well as the allocation of funds to MUI’s education, community engagement, infrastructure improvement, sustainable development and habitat and wildlife conservation projects.

THE MANTA TRUST

Manta and devil rays remain some of the most threatened fish in our seas. Though great steps have been taken to enhance protection for them over the last decade, tens of thousands are still being killed as bycatch in high seas fisheries, and the habitats on which they depend are threatened by development, pollution and the effects of climate change.

Through a donation to the Manta Trust you will be helping to save these threatened rays from extinction. Every donation, big or small, makes a difference by supporting their core initiatives and charitable aims, as well as all manta-related projects based in Laamu.

Follow Manta Trust on Social media:

@MantaTrust

And their Maldivian project:

@maldivianmantaproject

THE BLUE MARINE FOUNDATION

The Blue Marine Foundation works tirelessly to protect and conserve the world’s oceans. Donations to BLUE can be used to support all areas of their work. No matter how big or small, all donations are valuable to us.

BLUE wants to prove that sustainable fishing and marine protection can also mean a superior experience for tourists and better provide sustainable returns for fisheries in the Maldives. With your support we can achieve this and ensure a sustainable future for Laamu’s community. 

Follow BLUE on Social media:

@BlueMarineFoundation

And their Maldivian project:

@MaldivesResilientReefsProject

THE OLIVE RIDLEY PROJECT

Your kind donation will help ORP untangle more turtles from ghost gear and nurture injured turtles back to health. Furthermore, it will help fund their sea turtle population and habitat research, educational programs, ghost gear removal efforts and initiatives to reuse end-of-life fishing gear.

Your donations will also help with the running of their Marine Turtle Rescue Centre in Baa Atoll, where they care for the injured sea turtles rescued throughout the Maldives. Here they currently rely on the generosity of volunteers working with our Turtle Vet to ensure proper care for our patients.

Follow ORP on Social Media:

@OliveRidleyProject