Drowning is a silent epidemic that claims an estimated 360,000 lives every year, many of them children.

Drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide. These are wasted lives and preventable deaths. SwimTayka's mission is to give disadvantaged communities around the world access to swimming teachers who can not only provide the life skills of swimming, but create a legacy for todays children, who will grow up to teach the next generation.

Ever since our very first project took place in Huanchaco, Peru we have received great feedback from volunteers and the locals who are involved in the projects. Each aspect of our programmes has proven valuable to the volunteers and local children alike. A past volunteer of our Peru project stated

Not only does the success of our programmes bring a heart-warming moment of fulfilment to the SwimTayka team, our partners have said the time we spend running our projects with them is often the most memorable moment of the year.

Being rewarded with the smiles and laughs of the young children as they learn to live safely alongside the water, paired with the knowledge that our work will save lives, is all the motivation we need to continue to working towards our future goals in the coming years. We have been able to reach out to over 8,000 children and hope to continue to help many more.