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Action Change (Formally GVI Trust) Marine Education for Children in Africa

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    Township School

  • Reach of your work

    South Africa

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Working in partnership with the local aquarium we are running an outreach program where we take sea life into township school and run fun and interactive lessons to educate children about the ocean, often for the first time. Engaging them in the issues to help us tackle plastics and what to do if they come across wildlife in distress. This project also promotes a whole new avenue of education in Marine Science.

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BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

2500

children engaged each year funding permitting

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£80,000.00

TIMELINE

Jan 2021 Onwards

Activity goals

Awareness of the Ocean to Children in Townships

Engage Children in issues with plastics and pollution of the Ocean

Activity Actions

  • Ocean puppet shows for early childhood learning centres

  • Hands-on marine lessons for primary and secondary schools

  • School inward visit to the local aquarium

  • Provide Marine conservation books to school libraries

Activity details
GEOGRAPHIC REACH

South Africa

IMPACT REPORTING

Quarterly

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 14: Life Below Water UN SDG 4: Quality Education
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

All activities are recorded by impact following the UN SDGs

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust

Provided a £2,500 grant towards this project in 2020
OTHER PARTNERS

2Oceans Aquarium

Team providing the training and sea life