2 Minute Foundation teaches young people about the environment

The 2 Minute Foundation, based at Bude, offers a unique learning & activity experience that empowers generations to take action against single-use plastic & make positive environmental choices.

In early summer 2022 Cornwall Community Foundation awarded a grant from the North Cornwall FundA sum of money made available for grant making, often with specific criteria/conditions. and the Bude Fund towards the costs of a base for their Beach School activities – known as 'The Crab Shack'.

From the Crab Shack, The 2 Minute Foundation has:

 	
given young people the environmental understanding they need to reduce single use plastic and take care of their local spaces.
 	
undertaken 24 beach cleans with young people, each removing an average of 4.9kg of litter and plastic pollution.
 	
100% improvement was recorded across all age groups in their personal development skills and environmental responsibility.

"It makes me feel ashamed to be human." - 9 year old boy looking at microplastics in a rockpool

"We pledge to look after the ocean by picking up litter, helping sea creatures and mother nature and using less plastic, especially single use." - pledge by the children in Ocean Protectors Club

"I have made some new friends, everyone is great, and it is great to socialise with new people." - teenager at beach school

"I like beach school because we socialise away from our phones." - 13 year old boy teenager at beach school teenager at beach school

"Support from The North Cornwall Fund and Cornwall Community Foundation has made this possible, together working towards a world without litter or plastic pollution, where nature thrives." - Sarah Shaw - 2 Minute Foundation