Susie Lovato is one of thirteen who successfully completed our Sumatran Jungle Challenge in October 2011. We chatted to Susie about her inspiration and experience of taking up the challenge.
“I’ve been a Greenpeace supporter since 2006. Even though I started small, signing petitions and reading the latest Greenpeace articles, when I found out about the Sumatran Jungle Challenge I knew it was for me.
Everyone in the group was from different walks of life but we had so much in common. Soon we were swapping everything from gardening tips to favourite books and my experience was made truly memorable because of them.
It was hard to come home after seeing so many fantastic and terrible things. Witnessing the difference between thriving jungle on one side of the river and comparing it to the other side where palm oil plantations were encroaching and factories belching black fumes, it was impossible not to be moved.
The Sumatran Jungle Challenge was a chance to see the importance of the work Greenpeace does to protect the most vulnerable parts of our planet and to play my part in helping.”
You too can have an experience like Susie’s. This September we’re going to beautiful Borneo. For more info and to register, call Belinda on 1300 905 188 or visit inspiredadventures.com.au/greenpeace
