<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Manengkel Solidaritas]]></title><description><![CDATA[manengkelsolidaritas]]></description><link>https://www.manengkel.org/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:31:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.manengkel.org/nl/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Tree Planting at NDC Resort]]></title><description><![CDATA[During my first week of volunteering at Manengkel Solidaritas, I helped out with a project at the NDC Resort, just north of Manado. 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Week 2  Another Monday planning meeting with all the team, and...]]></description><link>https://www.manengkel.org/post/two-weeks-with-manengkel-solidaritas-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686dfeb74464a5ec8d0ff387</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e72d69_2d3c9e819c6a43dbb5f8adef5dd5c868~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caitlin Ripley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two weeks with Manengkel Solidaritas ]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Amie Kenneth, volunteer from the UK. Wife of the mayor of Lansa village showcasing the aubergines grown in the food garden. Louis and...]]></description><link>https://www.manengkel.org/post/two-weeks-with-manengkel-solidaritas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686dfc04104aef7fbc5b89cf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e72d69_6ac56ee163d741bdb30ddd63ebe3ad7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caitlin Ripley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching English in Kapitu!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team and I spent three nights and four days in Kapitu working on a variety of projects. We helped plant coconut trees with some help...]]></description><link>https://www.manengkel.org/post/teaching-english-in-kapitu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66b999c2d344f87065538461</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 05:15:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e72d69_f56ed469be0a4ae786873eb400ee363e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caitlin Ripley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun in Lembeh!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team and I traveled for about three or four hours to a small Island off the Eastern coast of North Sulawesi called Lembeh. 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We spent our time laughing, eating with locals, playing soccer...]]></description><link>https://www.manengkel.org/post/coral-transplantation-in-lembeh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66b996dd8463fc968d05aaf7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 05:03:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e72d69_909cac1cf1c54368941a7d8b2bfb9d49~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caitlin Ripley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trash on fire.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire broke out at the Sumompo Landfill in Manado. This landfill area is around 10 hectares large. 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The sky is pink as...]]></description><link>https://www.manengkel.org/post/turtle-monitoring-a-night-in-the-life-of-a-volunteer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cb00ddd6688010015b4a9d6</guid><category><![CDATA[Turtle Conservation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Marine Sanctuaries]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 04:16:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e72d69_d63a12df96eb4821a29dcd0f6afdba25~mv2_d_4000_3000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caitlin Ripley</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>