Empower our youth to be environmental leaders.
At 11 years old, Elijah Richardson is the youngest and probably most passionate member of CoralWatch. In 2016, he encouraged one of the world’s biggest pop stars, Billie Eilish, to lend her hit song Ocean Eyes to the cause. He has attended workshops and travelled to locations around the state to speak on behalf of CoralWatch.
With your help, CoralWatch will inspire more young leaders like Elijah through its Youth Ambassador Program, 4-day workshops delivered in collaboration with local schools across Queensland. Children 8–14, along with their parents, learn about coral reefs and sea life, developing the knowledge and confidence to inspire their peers and communities to join them in protecting our oceans.
Every gift is meaningful.
“Once in a lifetime opportunity to experience a 4-day workshop with my child on how and what we can do to help protect corals.” – Rachela and Georgina Mura, Bundaberg Youth Ambassador Group
“The CoralWatch program complements the students learning and ensures students become more environmentally aware and also learn about the local marine ecology.’’ – Mr Bessell, teacher at Rockhampton Grammar School
The difference you can make.
$10 – could permit 20 corals to be surveyed using the Coral Health Chart.
$50 – could empower 5 people from across the globe to monitor the health of their local reefs by providing them with a CoralWatch Coral monitoring kit.
$100 – could provide one school with reef education materials.
$250 – could support a public citizen science event where participants learn about coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef and how to get involved with CoralWatch.
$500 –could support Indigenous engagement in our CoralWatch community workshops and outreach events.
$750 – could support the training of a youth Ambassador to raise awareness about the importance of and threats to coral reefs.
$1,000 – could support an education workshop at a regional school.