Your award will provide 5 disadvantaged young people with a £200 bursary towards a Tall Ships Youth Trust residential voyage in 2021.
These young people will be facing various issues, e.g. learning/physical/mental difficulties, behavioural/emotional/social difficulties, they may be young carers, from black or ethnic minority backgrounds, not in employment, education or training, or from chaotic households. They will all be lacking the self-esteem needed to reach their true potential.
A voyage with us will provide them with a unique, physically and mentally challenging sea-going environment that allows them to develop independent living, work-based and community skills and demonstrate their true capabilities.
During their voyage, they will work as a team and take part in all activities, (e.g. setting/stowing sails, helming, navigation, meteorology, cooking/cleaning), in order to improve their teamworking, communication and problem-solving skills.
Our highly professional crew fully involve everyone, encouraging them to focus on what they can do, not what they cannot do, which creates opportunities for success and builds self-esteem.
Having to live and work together as a small community at sea is an intense social experience which can result in lasting friendships and an increased understanding of the need for respect, patience, and tolerance of others.
A week at sea with us becomes a truly transformational experience.
