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Funding the first dives to replant Cebu's reefs.
Reef Without Borders is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our first restoration mission launches Q4 2026 at Kontiki, Mactan, Cebu.
U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Tax-deductible · EIN 42-2691547
Coral reefs in the Philippines are declining.
Warming water, overfishing, and dynamite fishing have damaged reefs across the Philippines. Restoration works when coral is replanted, monitored, and protected.
Reef Without Borders funds that work directly: divers in the water, coral on the reef.
Three programs. One reef.
Coral Restoration
Divers plant coral fragments on damaged reef sites and return to track survival.
Reef Monitoring
Each site is surveyed with our science partner so recovery can be measured, not assumed.
Community Partnership
We work with local divers and fishing families in Cebu who know these reefs best.
Kontiki, Mactan, Cebu.
Our first restoration site is Kontiki, in Mactan, Cebu, selected with our science partner for its restoration potential and access for our dive team.
Where your money goes.
Most of what you give funds field work in Cebu: dives, coral nurseries, and reef monitoring. We keep overhead low. As a newly formed nonprofit, our Form 990 will be published once our first fiscal year closes.
Fund the first dive mission.
$25 plants new coral. $100 funds a diver's day in the water.
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Meet the diver leading our first mission.
Director of Dive OperationsDindo C. Paquibot
PADI Instructor • Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines
Dindo has worked these reefs for more than 20 years. He knows the currents, the coral formations, and the fishing communities of Mactan the way few people outside Cebu ever will.
As our Director of Dive Operations, he leads every restoration dive at Kontiki, trains local community monitors in reef health assessment, and coordinates the dive team on the ground. When our first mission enters the water in Q4 2026, Dindo leads it.
Our strategic plan.
Our 2026 to 2040 strategic plan outlines how we plan to grow from a single restoration site in Cebu to a documented, replicable model across the Coral Triangle.
Read our 2026 to 2040 strategic plan (PDF)Help fund the first dive.
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