WaterWays is devoted to clean water in the Caribbean Basin.
We run camps and educational programs in both areas to empower kids and communities to protect and restore their water where they live, work, and play.
Our goal is to help achieve clean water for all.
About Us
We collaborate with agencies in the Caribbean to teach children about their connection with nature and to empower them to lead, protect, and restore their environment.
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Our Mission
To collaborate with island agencies to teach children about their connection with nature and to empower them to be leaders in the protection and restoration of their local environment, particularly the coral reef.
Unlike environmental organizations that attempt to effect change from without, WaterWays Caribbean works to make a difference from within. Our organization seeks business leaders from island nations who will sponsor local environmental projects. WaterWays Caribbean staff and volunteers then train local educators and students to design, implement, and monitor projects that conserve the local marine ecosystems. Through these efforts, the next generation of leaders will protect the environment which provides economic stability to the islands.
WaterWays has seen much success since our founding in 2004! Part of that has been to include work in the Tennessee Valley, through our subsidiary, formerly the Tenne-SEA Clean Water Project (now WaterWays) and our outdoor gear resale shop, The Gear Closet. Through collaboration with the electric utilities, government entities, resorts, and community groups, thousands of students and teachers are more attuned to conservation of their local resources.
The main office of WaterWays is in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We also have an office in St. Lucia from which our Program Director works.
Look through these pages to see students at work and how YOU can help us further our mission . . . to put students in charge of protecting their environment.
We love our partners!
We collaborate with many other organizations, without whom our mission would not be achieved. Among those are Belize Community Conservation, CYEN, Belize Shark Project, Ecologic Divers in Belize, Lee’s Reef Project and the Curacao Tourist Board in Curacao, Water Resources and Sustainable Development, The National Trust, The Durrell Trust, CYEN, Mango Beach Inn, Complete Marine Services, St. Lucia Dive Operators Association, Soufriere Marine Management Association, and The St. Lucia Tourist Board in St. Lucia, Archbold Tropical Research and Education Center, Rotary, and Domlec in Dominica, and JECO Caribbean in Grenada, as well as Project Learning Tree, PADI and Project AWARE. Everyone brings an integral piece to help our puzzle be completed.
Kids 4 Coral 2014 at Ti Kaye
We partnered with Ti Kaye Resort & Spa to launch Kids 4 Coral 2014: an underwater swimming/snorkeling expedition for kids in Canaries.