Project Neptune focuses on young learners whose families were forcibly removed from coastal communities under the Group Areas Act of South Africa’s then Apartheid Government, breaking their strong connection to the ocean and ocean-life.

Our aim is to reconnect youth with the wonder of water through water safety, and practical skills-building. Some of the key elements in Project Neptune include water safety, watery careers, and heritage.

Participants of this programme will be exposed to a variety of subjects, activities, and information about our local history and natural heritage. It is an extracurricular programme that aims to stimulate and cultivate/reignite a historical connection to our natural surroundings, as one species within a broader socio-cultural ecosystem.

Aims and Objectives:

·        Reduce the number of drownings amongst learners under the age of 18,

·        Encourage responsibility amongst learners to take care of the local environments for a sustainable future,

·        Encourage and expose learners to career and study paths within the marine and terrestrial fields,

     Develop a sustainable model of community intervention and partnership that targets water safety

·       Develop a core group of community partners to plan, implement and deliver a responsive programme, that has a direct impact on communities that do not have access to resources and infrastructure to learn to swim,

·     Share resources, skills, and programmes amongst this core organising group/ volunteers to deliver projects that develop the skill set of swimmers and those who are involved in running the project,

·      Create an opportunity for unemployed youth to upskill themselves and give back to the community.

***Winner of the Federation of Austrian-Foreign Societies – Partner of all Nations (PaN) Prize***