About Us
We are an award-winning non-profit lifeboat organisation on a mission to combat global drowning.
We designed the Lifeboat in a box based in Kamaishi, Japan and provide online courses & in-person training camps, with support from The Nippon Foundation.
As part of our educational work in Japan, we launched an exciting plastic reduction project in November 2021, as part of the Precious Plastics network. Working with young students, we are building a machine to convert ocean plastic into useful recycled materials.
Eventually we want to convert this waste plastic into essential life-saving products like oars, life-jackets and even lifeboats. We want our project to inspire young people to think of other fantastic ways to tackle plastic ocean pollution.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Through our Lifeboat in a box, our rapid response crews, educational outreach and design and innovation, we support the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
This year we are increasing our focus on goal number 14: ‘Life below water’.
Our organisation is inextricably linked to the sea and we want to educate young people about the importance of enjoying and respecting the ocean.
Our Precious Plastics project is designed to inspire young people to create their own fantastic ideas to tackle pollution.
This international partnership project will see young students from Wales, UK, team up with students in Kamaishi Japan, to build an amazing plastic converter.
Our machine will turn plastic found on coastal beaches into useful items like chairs, tables and one day we hope – essential life-saving products like oars, lifejackets and even lifeboats.
Find out more about these amazing machines at Precious Plastics
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