Thank you so much for taking the time to read our story and our mission!

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In June 2024, Hurricane Beryl tore through Treasure Beach, Jamaica. It completely devastated the community, and many lost their homes and belongings. Although lucky our changing rooms are still standing, the swimming pool area is a mess, and so we are unable to run our summer program. We will redirect any funds given to help clear the sports park area, and to help rebuild the pool back so that we can continue to run lessons in the future. It's going to take a lot of work, but we can rebuild together. The children of Treasure Beach need access again to these important lessons.

Likkle Swimmers runs a summer program every year, teaching children from 3+ years to adults and so far we have taught over 700 children and adults to swim. All of these lessons are completely free to anyone wishing to join in.

Likkle Swimmers started in 2017, after a friends partner drowned saving his 4 year old son in Treasure Beach. Charlotte is a keen swimmer and realised that so few people in the community could swim due to such little safe access to water, and a consequence was the number of lives the village had lost to the ocean. Realising this was a life-saving skill she could offer to the community, she decided to set up a charity and provide access to a local pool, funded by UNICEF.

The purpose of Likkle Swimmers is to provide free swimming lessons in a safe environment. The children will not only learn a skill that will save lives, but in doing so will also improve their self-confidence and independence, thereby benefiting the wider community. We want to take away the fear of water, and create fun!

Our 8 local Jamaican teachers all hold an STA international teaching qualification and are incredible teachers!

Your donation will help towards:

- clearing up the sports park area

- rebuilding the pool

- rebuilding shade by the pool

- re purchasing any equipment that was damaged in the hurricane

- helping towards some potential additional lessons throughout 2024 if we can

Thank you for all of your support, it really will make a difference to our small charity and help us reach an even larger amount of children!