TAKE 3 FOR THE SEA
“The Sapphire Project will be a game changer for Take 3.
It will enable us to significantly expand our reach by providing funding to take our education programs to rural and remote Australia, where there is a huge gap in ocean conservation education and where little work is being done to combat the plastic pollution and other human impacts on our oceans.”
Sarah Beard
CEO of Take 3
PROFILE
Take 3 is an award winning and celebrated leader in sustainability, with a mission to protect our oceans and waterways by reducing plastic pollution through education that inspires action and participation.
Through a simple call to action that encourages individuals to take three pieces of rubbish before leaving the beach, waterway or… anywhere, Take 3 has sparked a global movement with participation in 129 countries.
Education and action are at the heart of everything we do with more than 500,000 students participating in Take 3 programs to date and 10 million pieces of rubbish removed from the environment every year.
OUR WORK
Take 3 for the Sea’s key objectives to educate, act and protect have led to the below impact in just 11 years:
Sparked behavioural change through a global movement of more than 340,000 online supporters.
Hashtag Take3fortheSea used more than 150,000 times
Take 3’s global community removes 10 million pieces of rubbish from the environment each year.
500,000+ students have participated in Take 3’s education programs.
1,000 Australian schools and 40 surf life-saving clubs have participated in Take 3’s education programs.
100,000 participants have joined us at Take 3 clean-ups and events.
Collaborated with 20 major businesses on their sustainability journey.
SAPPHIRE IMPACT
Take 3 seeks to broaden our reach to rural and remote regions in Australia through our “Saltwater to Freshwater, Taking Take 3 upstream” program. Inspired, informed and taught by Australia’s First Nations people, this new program utilises storytelling, music, dance and art as tools to educate youth about the inter-connection between land and sea and how the creeks, streams and rivers that flow down to the ocean also a carry the plastic and other toxic pollutants that are choking our oceans and destroying ecosystems like the Great Barrier Reef.
The program aims to encourage lasting behaviour change in regional, inland schools and broader communities and includes bringing young leaders from rural and remote communities to participate in immersive workshops on the Great Barrier Reef to discuss issues impacting our oceans (including climate change, plastic pollution) whilst discovering their unique leadership skills to combat these issues.
Take 3 is a Registered Australian Charity and is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR1) by the Australian Taxation Office
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