Two social entrepreneurs are
looking for 5,000 adventurous people to become members in an
environmentally friendly tribe on an island in Fiji
Tribe Members Wanted to Form
Sustainable Eco-Community on Fiji Island
Mark
James and Ben Keene, both 26 and from the United Kingdom, are
inviting would-be adventurers to join a tribe by registering on the
tribewanted.com web site for one of the 5,000 places available.
When the 5,000th member joins, the tribe will be formed and will
start to make important decisions by voting through the
tribewanted.com community on key issues including: What will the
tribe be called? Who will be the 12 Chiefs that lead the tribe? What
kind of infrastructure will be required on the Island? What kind of
Island activities and adventures should be introduced? What are the
most environmentally friendly ways of building an island community?
What crops will the tribe grow on the island?
Mark had been reading a British explorers book about island living
when the thunderbolt struck: Would it be possible to bring people
together from all over the world through an online community to form
a real life island tribe? Mark jumped onto MSN and told his mate
Ben.
Just six weeks later they had an agreement with a local Fijian
chief, island landowner and its only inhabitant, Tui Mali, to work
in partnership for three years with his neighboring island tribe to
build a sustainable island community.
The plan is to create the world's first online and real life tribal
community, providing an experience of a lifetime to its members
whilst simultaneously helping local development projects in Fiji and
without negatively impacting the environment!
Membership to the tribe will be sold on a first come first served
basis on tribewanted.com. Membership begins not when a tribe member
joins but on the day the tribe is formed, the day the 5,000th member
joins. Tribe members will be able to reserve their stay on the
island when the tribe is formed. There will be no more than 100 on
the island at any one time. The joining fee will cover food and
accommodation on the island for their period of stay, pick-up from
the local airport in Fiji, and access to the tribewanted.com
community throughout their membership.
The money will also support local education and environmental
projects in the island’s neighboring villages. There are 3 types of
membership to choose from:
Nomads – 1 years membership of tribe + 7 nights stay on island,
$210.
Hunters – 2 years membership of tribe + 14 nights stay on island,
$420.
Warriors – 3 years membership of tribe + 21 nights stay on island,
$630.
 Speaking
about Tribewanted, Mark James said, “The local tribal chief, Tui
Mali, feared the worst for his land in terms of a massive hotel
complex being built by some vast tour operator. I knew Tribewanted
had a chance not only to prevent this from happening but also to
support him and the local villages in their own community projects.
As part of the partnership, for example, we have agreed to
financially support the local schools and provide boat engines for
the fishermen as well as generating employment in the local
communities.”
Ben Keene, co-founder of Tribewanted said, “Tribewanted offers
people the chance to be part of a real life adventure where they can
influence the development of the tribal community online before
visiting the island itself. We have teamed up with Climate Care and
are committed to offsetting all carbon emissions generated by the
island community and we will be seriously encouraging all tribe
members to offset their flight emissions to and from Fiji. We want
to be the first ever climate neutral tribe.”
He added, “We want people from all walks of life with all kinds of
skills and interests to join the tribe; from gap year students,
career breakers and adventurous travelers to those with specific
building, design and environmental skills to help develop the
community. Having led development projects in Africa and in the
South Pacific I can see the huge potential of this project for both
the local Fijian communities and the newly formed tribe. This is an
opportunity for a great partnership, a celebration of culture and
life, and an adventure of a lifetime for all involved.”
‘Adventure Island," actually named Vorovoro, is situated a 25-minute
boat ride off the north coast of Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second largest
island. For more information visit
www.tribewanted.com
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