Organization: GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS INC
Mission: THE GOAL OF GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS IS TO ESTABLISH AN EDUCATED, PROFICIENT GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF SCUBA DIVERS INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED TO CONSERVE AND EXPLORE THE WORLD'S AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.
Activities: GLOBAL UNDERWATER EXPLORERS, INC (GUE) EXPANDED DIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS BY TRAINING NEW INSTRUCTORS, UPDATING RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND RELEASING NEW COURSE MATERIALS. SUBSTANTIAL WORK WAS DONE TO FINALIZE A NEW TRAINING MANUAL, AND TRANSLATE THE MANUAL INTO MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. THE WEBSITE AND MANY EXISTING COURSE MATERIALS WERE ALSO TRANSLATED INTO A FEW COMMON LANGUAGES. A NEW FACILITY PROGRAM WAS RELEASED IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE EFFORTS OF THE EXISTING GLOBAL COMMUNITIES. GUE.TV, THE VIDEO-BASED EDUCATIONAL SITE WAS REVAMPED AND HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF CONTENT WERE ADDED TO THE LIBRARY. THE INAUGURAL NEXTGEN SCHOLARSHIP WAS ANNOUNCED WHICH AIMS TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERS. FINALLY, MISSION 2030 WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO TAKE STOCK OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST TWO DECADES AND PLAN FOR THE NEXT DECADE OF UNDERWATER EXCELLENCE. SINCE OUR INCEPTION, WE HAVE ISSUED MORE THAN 25,000 CERTIFICATIONS ACROSS OUR CURRICULUM. IN 2019, WE TRAINED MORE THAN 2,800 PEOPLE IN OUR COURSES RANGING FROM OUR BEGINNING COURSES SUCH AS GUE FUNDAMENTALS TO OUR ADVANCED COURSES, LIKE OUR REBREATHER CLASS. OUR MEMBERSHIP AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 1,183 IN 2019.
NTEE category: Environment
Secondary category: Recreation & Sports