With free swim classes, three brave women of three different generations are fighting to change the old cultural picture of the women in Zanzibar. Many women on the island still don´t know how to swim even when some of them working in the sea. Or traveling the sea by boat. The last decades many boat incidents happened where only men was able to safe themselves.

The project Panje by a local charity foundation in Zanzibar wants to educate and inspire women to take action. With free swim classes for young and old, they learn to feel safe and connected to the sea. The picture of the women floating in the water symbolizes their empowerment.

With free swim classes, three brave women of three different generations are fighting to change the old cultural picture of the women in Zanzibar. Many women on the island still don´t know how to swim even when some of them working in the sea. Or traveling the sea by boat. The last decades many boat incidents happened where only men was able to safe themselves.

The project Panje by a local charity foundation in Zanzibar wants to educate and inspire women to take action. With free swim classes for young and old, they learn to feel safe and connected to the sea. The picture of the women floating in the water symbolizes their empowerment.