Corporate Sponsorship

Tourism Development Coporation TDC

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Private Sponsorship

This organization sponsors environmental groups who are working with children and environmental education. In July 2009, they funded the expansion of the cashier hut. It will now act as a gift shop. All products in the shop will be locally made.

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Dieter Mennekes (German Business man and environmentalist)

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Dieter Mennekes is an engineer and entrepreneur from Germany. Mr. Mennekes has funded many environmental projects including Dr. Colin Hudson’s Future Centre Trust. He gives a significant portion of his assets to the protection of the environment and the promotion of health. He started the Environmental Foundation in 1999 in the municipality in the Sauerland Kirchhundem (Kreis Olpe). It is politically independent and has four priorities:

• Conservation
• Village Life
• Gifted
• Action against smoking

Mr. Mennekes funding at Welchman Hall Gully was used mainly for:

An outdoor Classroom

This gazebo is used for environmental education and in the summer of 2009, the first Back to Nature summer camp was held with 10 campers.

Native Plant Nursery

The native plant nursery will house native plants collected from all over Barbados. The plants will be replanted in the gully as in situ conservation. Since, Barbados natural landscape is slowly being destroyed and our rare and native plants are found in a few locates throughout the island, establishing a Biodiversity/Education Centre for all Barbados is vital.

Government Sponsorship

New Path

A corporate company once again sponsored the repaving of the path in the gully, about 80% of the path is new.

Refurbished Pond

Mrs. Joy Branker sponsored the refurbishment of the pond and new plants.

Native Plant Project

 Through the US Embassy, they funded the native plant project. This project is researched based on collecting native plants cuttings, propogation, air layering and seedlings. This project is very labour intensive and trail by error. The over all aim is to reintroduce native plants back into Welchman Hall Gully for conservation and education.

 Adopt a School Programme

Through the Ministry of Environment, two primary schools have been adopted: Sharon Primary and Holy Innocent's Primary school.

Once per term, they are met with the facilitator at the school and once at Welchman Hall Gully.

Topics covered per term:

Term one: Introduction to the world of plants

Term Two: What are insects and where do they live.

Term Three: Explore the wonderful world of pond creatures.

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