Conserving Biodiversity in Bangui
Each year, a number of green turtles return to the beaches of Bangui to lay their eggs.
One of the largest species of sea turtles, green turtles can be easily identified by the greenish color of their cartilage and fat (in some areas in the Eastern Pacific, green turtles with dark shells are called black turtles by some locals). Found mainly in tropical and subtropical waters, green turtles are the only herbivores among the sea turtles (though, as hatchlings, they are omnivores). They feed on seagrasses, seaweeds and algae which they scrape off the rocks with their finely serrated beaks.
Infrastructure Projects
Under the Ilocos Norte’s Provincial CSR Ordinance, NorthWind, in partnership with its 5 host communities, have come up with the several infrastructure projects: (a) a new Day Care Center was constructed and turned over to Brgy. Baruyen, Bangui, Ilocos Norte; (b) Abaca’s covered court has been improved; (c) Manayon’s barangay hall was expanded and refurbished; (d) Masikil was able to expand its barangay hall; (e) Taguiporo was able to fix the barangay hall’s bathroom and session hall.
Disaster Resiliency Training for host barangays
NorthWind launched its Resilient Communities Program by providing locals hands-on training on Earthquake preparedness. The training was done in partnership with LGU Bangui, Philippine Red Cross, and BFP Bangui. For continued engagement with its host communities, NorthWind aims to annually provide new training and workshops on Disaster Resiliency.
Health Caravan
The NorthWind Health Caravan was launched in December 2019 to provide free health consultation and medicines for the residents of NorthWind's host barangays, in partnership with LGU Bangui’s Municipal Health Office.