Sentinel Ocean Alliance creates ocean-based opportunities and provides environmental education for the youth of South Africa’s coastal communities. SOA provides a safe space to create and implement multi-faceted youth development programmes and environmental initiatives, that address real challenges facing the youth of previously disadvantaged coastal communities, by supporting and enabling future responsible leaders to become ocean activists and make meaningful contributions to South African society. We do this through our Parley Ocean School, learn to swim and ocean immersion programme, Turn The Tide and Bi-monthly coastal cleanups.