The Island Trust Limited

Registered charity number: 1049722
The Island Trust, based in Plymouth, Devon, is a youth sail training charity that enables disadvantaged/disabled young people to access the benefits, joy, and challenge of sailing onboard a traditional wooden boat.

We are very grateful to everyone who showed their support and voted for The Island Trust, this award will help us to support disadvantaged young people to sail again as part of the recovery from the current crisis.

What our donation will help fund

Sailing is a particularly effective and innovative platform for enhancing the lives of the young people we sail with each year. Many young people have never experienced the level of independence that they have onboard the boats. Sailing is great for the mind and body and enables even those who either have a disability or are not used to being active to have the chance to try something new.

We believe that following this current period of uncertainty, social distancing, and many days and weeks at home that the benefits of our inspiring sailing voyages for young people will become even more important. We feel that an essential part of the return to normality, particularly for young people, will be the ability to expand their life experiences outside of their home environments and to be taking part in outdoor activities at sea. Our sailing voyages will help individuals to overcome any stress and anxiety they may have incurred and help to build their resilience and self-confidence.

You can nominate this charity to win £1,000 with Movement for Good

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Awards:

12 Days of Giving
2023
Movement For Good
2021