In the midst of a project on her favourite animal – Octopuses – Lily discovered plans for a commercial octopus farm on a parking lot on Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands. She swung into action, and began training for a two-km open-water swim in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of the Algarve. She teamed up with the Madrid-based Ocean Born Foundation to create the ‘Octo-Defender Challenge’, raising funds for the ‘Compassion in World Farming end.it campaign’. Lily successfully completed her swim on May 25, and recruited five more Octo-Defenders. Together they have raised over €11,000 to date. Lily hopes to inspire others to take action in preserving our planet and oceans. “I believe that no matter your age you can have agency and hopefully I can create a movement of young people around the world who want to donate their time and skill to protect what they love.” Follow Lily’s journey on Instagram.