Caye Caulker Ocean Academy: Aquatic Tourism Program: Kayak and Fish with Purpose
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Founding Story
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UNICEF and Beyond Sport, Sport for Education Award (2014)
Panel speaker at Beyond Sport Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa (2014)
National Youth Award for Environmentalism and Social Enterprise (2014) First place in Coastal Management Zone Video Competition: Sustainable Development (2014)
US State Department WHA CARSI Grant "Alternative Livelihoods for Youth at Risk" (2013-2016)
National Youth Award for Youth in Tourism (2013)
Early Bird Prize National Geographic GeoTourism Challenge (2010)
Ashoka newsletter email.
Local tour operators are the keystone of our Aquatic Tourism Program. They are mentoring the youth. Nationally, the Department of Youth Services is our main partner for leadership trainings; we work with the Forest and Marine Reserves of Caye Caulker; BELTRAIDE wants to integrate their entrepreneurship curriculum at Ocean Academy. International grants from the US State Department, Beyond Sport, 501c3 Friends of Ocean Academy.
High-school students are not certified by the Belize Tourism Board as national tour guides. We must explain to clients that they are renting the kayak or fishing rod, and in exchange for a donation to the school, students will accompany them on a tour. Our goal is to create a national Jr. Tour Guide curriculum and certification program, similar to the scuba diving credential system.