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Ahoy, little sailors! Cape Town sailing academy gets almost R500 000 from Paris 2024 Olympics

The Little Optimist Sailing Academy in Cape Town recently received close to R500 000 from the Paris 2024 Olympics. The charity is the only one worldwide that offers sailing therapy to underprivileged children. Many of the children have experienced medical hardships.   The Little Optimist Sailing Academy in Cape Town which recently opened at the V&A Waterfront,

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WAWA Wooden Surfboards on board!

WAWA Wooden Surfboards have jumped on board to support The Little Optimist Global Challenge. They have kindly donated 15 Wawa Bodysurf Handslides that are valued at R750 each and include a Callico Protective Bag Enter The Little Optimist Global Challenge NOW and you could be winning yourself one of these great prizes! www.thelittleoptimistglobalchallenge.org Follow WAWA on

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Dinghy sailors will take to the ocean in NSRI fund-raiser

BYΒ HERALD REPORTER – 10 October 2020 As part of the Little Optimist Global Sailing Race, Mark Dawson, a National Sea Rescue Institute volunteer at the Port Elizabeth base, has invited several experienced seamen to sail and raise funds for the organisation. Each adult sailor will be on an optimist dinghy, a small 8ft-vessel better suited to children

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Sailing Therapy

If you could see their faces …….. #sailingtherapy with #thelittleoptimisttrust is the most unique and beautiful experience to witness. Marginalized kids experiencing the wonders of the world , the wind , nature , adventure and skills development and feelings of belonging , accomplishment and hope. Our programs are run at @zeekoevleiyc and are part of

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It’s MANDELA DAY

β€œThere can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than by the way it treats its children.” Nelson Mandela It’s MANDELA DAY on 18 July! Help us treat the children with a little gift in these tough times. FoR every R67 you DONATE , we can give a child an awesome educational and fun

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CATalyst for doing good!

We LOVE being the CATalyst for doing good! This awesome (slightly angry looking) cat donated by @rogzwhq is on his way north. He has a bunch of toys and books donated by #africanfilmservices and @brinkushner with him for the children of #elandsbay , and he has tiles, carpets, and bathroom sinks, taps and tiles all

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