After such a long time put on hold, due to the pandemic, our swim programmes are once again running and the first to start is in Peru.
Here, we have teamed up with Otra Cosa Network, an NGO set up 15 years ago, whose initial purpose was to help Peruvian children living in Huanchaco learn to speak English.
To his grandchildren, he’s Grandad Bryan who takes them swimming. To SwimTayka, he’s the
founder and driving force behind our charity, which has one core value: no child should be denied
access to drowning prevention and swimming lessons because of their economic status.
Learn all about some of the incredible people working behind the scenes for our charity.
If there is one thing the swimming programmes we work with at SwimTayka have in common, it’s this: what they do goes far beyond just teaching children to swim.
All the programmes aim to give back to the communities in which they are based, and that invariably includes providing employment opportunities to local people.
Plastic and pollution are wreaking havoc on our oceans, our environment, and our health. Every year:
Couple these daunting stats with the fact that microplastics were found in every sample of seafood purchased from one food market, and the reality becomes clear: something must be done.
Every year, 150 countries celebrate World Food Day, making it one of the most celebrated days on the UN calendar. World Food Day was established in 1945 to commemorate the formation of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
At SwimTakya, we’re delighted to have formed a new partnership with another organisation which puts teaching swimming right at its heart.
The charity is called Likkle Swimmers, and it runs a swimming teaching programme for local children at Treasure Beach, in Jamaica.
As climate issues have become more prominent, young people are more aware than ever their own future is at stake. They are standing up for their beliefs, educating and spreading awareness in their communities and around the world.
Educating youth about the environment and the effects of climate change are more important than ever. These young environmental activists prove that anyone, no matter their age, can truly make a difference.
Check out these 6 inspirational young leaders who are on the frontlines of the fight to protect our environment.
At SwimTayka, we greatly appreciate the hard work our trustees put into supporting our drowning prevention charity. The skills and knowledge they bring are invaluable.
Here we chat to one of our newest trustees, Ben Freeman, about why he joined, what the role of trustee entails and whether he’d recommend it to others (luckily for us, he would!)
One year late – because of Covid – plus the 17 hours and 18 minutes it took to swim across, and an intrepid group of five Channel relay swimmers are among the latest to complete this mammoth feat.
Taking turns of swimming an hour at a time, braving force 5 winds, and coping with seasickness, the team taking part in aid of swim charity SwimTayka can now add their names to the history books of cross-Channel relay swimmers.
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| We provide free swimming lessons and environmental education about clean water stewardship to underprivileged children who live along the earth’s open water: rivers, lakes and oceans. |
