True Blue Fellowship

About This Project

Summary

Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs is the world’s largest environmental youth program for the creative arts, providing innovative spaces for youth to connect, create, and communicate for our planet. The True Blue Fellowship supports youth-led initiatives that address ocean & climate change issues in their communities across the globe. Fellows receive funding and capacity building for their year-long projects, as well as peer support and mentorship from other Bow Seat international youth leaders.

Goals & Objectives

The goal of the Fellowship is to provide passionate, young activists around the world with funding, mentorship, and capacity building resources to successfully implement creative ocean and climate change initiatives in their local communities, and connect them to a global community of changemakers.

Results & Impact

Since the inception in 2022, there have been 39 Fellows, from 20 countries, 60% of whom were from LMICs (Low and Middle Income Countries), who reached over 100,000 people in their communities, advancing environmental awareness and inspiring local and global activism.