Purpose

Sentinel Ocean Alliance creates ocean-based opportunities and provides environmental education for the youth of South Africa’s coastal communities. 

Mission

Sentinel Ocean Alliance provides a safe space to create and implement multi-faceted youth development programmes and environmental initiatives, that address real challenges facing the youth of previously disadvantaged coastal communities, by supporting and enabling future responsible leaders to become ocean activists and make meaningful contributions to South African society.

We do this through

  • SKILLS-DEVELOPMENT

    Reducing school drop-out rates and youth unemployment by providing work opportunities and teaching employable ocean-based skills through lifesaving, surfing, swim coaching programmes, ocean knowledge and environmental education.

  • CITIZENSHIP

    Increasing the capacity and ocean-awareness of the youth within coastal communities and enabling active environmental citizenship, so that young people can bring change to, and become environmental champions within their communities. 

  • MENTORSHIP

    Offering general life guidance through training and providing access to ocean-based opportunities, thereby empowering young people to become mentors and role models among their peer groups and inspiring others to do the same.

  • EDUCATION

    Promoting and teaching ocean and environmental knowledge to youth from low-income coastal communities and cultivating a love and respect for the ocean and its creatures.  

  • Relentless Hope

    Relentless Hope

    I want to grapple with the complex concept of hope. The world increasingly continues to overwhelm, with mining operations threatening to destroy hundreds of kilometres of pristine coastline on our...

    Relentless Hope

    I want to grapple with the complex concept of hope. The world increasingly continues to overwhelm, with mining operations threatening to destroy hundreds of kilometres of pristine coastline on our...

  • Community Based Conservation - Ownership is the key to care

    Community Based Conservation - Ownership is the...

    Community based conservation  Ownership is the key to care.“Some of these islanders dutifully recited for us their ancient law: “Take no more from the sea in one day than there...

    Community Based Conservation - Ownership is the...

    Community based conservation  Ownership is the key to care.“Some of these islanders dutifully recited for us their ancient law: “Take no more from the sea in one day than there...

  • Do Beach Cleanups Really Make A Difference?

    Do Beach Cleanups Really Make A Difference?

    Do Beach Cleanups Really Make A Difference? When it comes to plastic waste littering our beaches, it sometimes feels like we are fighting a tsunami-sized problem, and that our actions...

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    Do Beach Cleanups Really Make A Difference?

    Do Beach Cleanups Really Make A Difference? When it comes to plastic waste littering our beaches, it sometimes feels like we are fighting a tsunami-sized problem, and that our actions...

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