Ceningan Divers
At a glance
Grantee
Ceningan Divers
Where
Nusa Ceningan, Indonesia
Program
Marine Protected Areas
Grant
2025 Community Grant
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Grantee spotlight · Indonesia · 2025
Every diver a reef keeper
Picture the reefs around Nusa Ceningan a few years from now. Coral restored by people who learned how close to home. Divers recording reef health as trained citizen scientists. Neighbors who have never dived, knowing exactly why the reef matters to them.
That’s the island Ceningan Divers is working toward. Their dive center sits inside the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area, off Bali’s southeast coast, on a small island between Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida.
Their coral restoration and aquaculture project gives divers hands-on conservation skills and brings the wider community in through education, with a focus on leadership in diving and marine science for women and young people.
“The ocean connects us all, reminding us that protecting it isn’t optional; it’s essential for our future.”
Matt Hutchinson, Owner, Ceningan Divers
What the grant supports
Restore the reef
Coral aquaculture and reef restoration, scaling up so more of the reef gets a head start.
Train the watchers
Divers trained in marine life monitoring as citizen scientists, with more internships on the way.
Bring everyone in
Conservation education for local people who don’t dive, so the whole island has a stake in its reef.
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PADI AWARE community grants of up to US$10,000 go to PADI Dive Centers and community-based non-profits with an operating budget under US$1 million. Projects are judged on conservation need and community support, and the next round opens in 2027. The next local project is waiting on you.
