Life below Water
71% of our planet is water-covered, and the oceans hold 96.5% of all Earth’s water. The world’s ocean drives global systems that make the planet habitable for humankind. Over 3 billion people depend on marine and coastal diversity for their livelihoods. Humans are contaminating the planet’s seashores and ocean floors and endangering the rich biodiversity of our oceans
Child Help Foundation began Beach Clean-Up programs to restore marine and coastal biodiversity. Beaches that are popular as tourist sites are dirty and the seawater is polluted. Thus, beach clean-ups are important to curb the growing menace of plastic and other waste materials from entering our oceans.
Child Help Foundation has partnered with For Future India Official, for cleaning beaches in coastal areas. Child Help Foundation has conducted beach clean-up activities at Arnala Beach, Danapani Beach, Gorai Beach, Juhu Beach, and Khardanda Beach in Maharashtra with more than 1,000 volunteers. We collected and removed 1,85,960 kgs of debris and plastic materials.
Our main goal is to spread awareness about the depleting quality of the beaches and seawater. It is important for people to know and understand how beach clean-up activities can make a significant difference in improving human and aquatic lives as well. We also aim to increase mangrove plantations and make the beaches of Mumbai waste-free. We run beach cleaning programs as part of our programs as well, and we are developing more partnerships to increase the reach of this program.
