About #seeingblue
We launched #SeeingBlue to celebrate World Ocean Day 2014, the idea being that we bring Mauritians closer to our national treasure: our sea and ocean. Together with our partners SIDS Youth AIMS Hub (founded by two of our Shapers!) and the Indian Ocean Commission, phase 1 of #SeeingBlue saw a competition bring together youth in Mauritius who used arts and words to describe their impact on the ocean. Phase 2 saw us convene a huge group of people from diverse sectors to talk about how we can collaborate on sustainable ocean development. The initiative has taken a life of its own, and was shortlisted for the Coca Cola "Shape a Better Future" Prize. #SeeingBlue was also registered as a partnership during the UN Conference on Small Island Developing States. Since then, we have undertaken a range of activities under the oceans banner.