Nakaiy and the Changing Winds

Shabin and Dr.Nashwan

Ahmed Shabin - Passionate Climatologist

Dr. Nashwan Matheen - Engineer and Researcher focusing on Coastal Science and Earth Observation

(participating parent may bring one child under 10)

* At Nature Maldives, our programs are open to all ages. We believe that learning is richer when generations come together. That’s why we encourage people of different ages to share, learn, and create side by side - whether it’s children learning from elders, or older participants gaining fresh perspectives from the young. Our activities promote intergenerational connection, mentorship, and shared discovery.

We are interested in bringing together people with interesting data regarding the concept and everyday people who are interested in the topic, to create a space where we can foster curiosity regarding Nakaiy.

Our main objective is to bring together diverse perspectives and understand how we can start a conversation around raising awareness and interest about the Nakaiy system by compiling a concise data set that can act as an open source spring board for academics, creatives and other interested parties.

Some of the lines of questioning we have in mind are regarding the history and cultural context (its possible origins and use cases in the past), and the timing and onset of each Nakaiy for the different geographical locations in Maldives, its differences and how it moves and shifts.

How can we use and project this data onto our everyday lives today, and make it part of our perception in the movement of natural cycles?

Also we want to explore the deeper connection between Nature and Nakaiy, and the question of whether it’s important to be in tune with it in this day and age?

We would like to invite you to this initiative with the intent to have an engaging discussion together with interested individuals who sign up for the activity.

- A curated local dinner experience prepared by community members of Villingili.
- Evidence-based introductory information about Nakaiy.
- Opportunity to engage in an open conversation with passionate individuals.
- Question to foster curiosity for a shared communal learning experience

- Anyone with an interest in the old Nakaiy system and its history.
- People curious about the ancestral islander life and connection to natural cycles.
- Open minded people from all walks of life.