Nature Bar · Mae Nam · Koh Samui

Saving Lives.
Building Futures.

Structured junior water safety for local Thai and expat children on Koh Samui — ocean swimming, CPR, rip awareness and board skills.

Support the Club Sunday Nippers

300+

Water-related tourist deaths per year across Thailand

Commitment to

expanding structured junior water safety programs on Samui

No public pools

No government school swimming pools on the island

Surf Life Saving Club · Koh Samui

Teaching local kids to be safe in the ocean

Most local children begin with no ability to put their face in the water. SLSC Koh Samui runs structured junior water safety sessions — ocean swimming, CPR, rip awareness and board skills — prioritising Thai and expat children.

Sessions already run every Sunday at Nature Bar, Mae Nam, based on Australian SLSC model. The foundation is live. The gap is scale, equipment and facilities.

Donations fund safety equipment, nippers kits, training resources and upgrades to facilities so more children can take part safely.

Pathway to Lifeguards

Skills that can lead to future employment

What Makes Us Different

Our Impact

Youth Lifesaver Employment Pathway

Samui Surf Life Saving Club is embedding structured ocean safety and lifesaving training into its core model, designed specifically for local Thai and expat children. Through regular sessions in ocean swimming, CPR and practical lifesaving skills, the Club aims to develop confident, capable young people who can progress into real employment pathways as lifeguards and water-safety professionals on Koh Samui and beyond.

Minairal Collaboration

In collaboration with Thai company Minairal, the Club is ensuring participating children have access to clean drinking water during sessions. This partnership forms part of a pilot program to eliminate plastic bottles from the Surf Club and one of our participating schools, with a view to expanding into a Samui-wide initiative that substantially reduces plastic bottle use across the island.

Support SLSC Koh Samui

Your donation helps fund the equipment, kits and facility upgrades that let more local children learn water safety.

Safety equipment · Nippers kits · Training resources · Facility upgrades

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Rotary Bank Transfer

Samui-Phangan Rotary Club

Account Name: Ms. Catrina Knapp, Mr. David Sidney Marshall & Ms. Warunee Sarika

Bank: Kasikorn Bank, Lotus's Lamai Ko Samui Branch

Account No: 217-3-63373-7

SWIFT Code: KASITHBK

Full address & notes

Account Address: Warunee Sarika Charter President, The Rotary Club of Samui-Phangan, 443/11 Moo 1, Samui Beach Village, Tambon Maret, Koh Samui, Surathani 84310

Bank Address: 131/12 Tesco Lotus Building, 1st Floor, Moo 4, Thaweerat Phakdi Road, Maret Subdistrict, Koh Samui District, Surat Thani 84310

Note: Kasikorn Bank uses only SWIFT Code (no IBAN/sort code/routing number).

Sunday Nippers

Every Sunday at Nature Bar, Mae Nam (next to Nana Beach). Ocean swimming, games and lifesaving skills for children who can already swim. All welcome.

Every Sunday Morning