Nile Swimmers will train 30 male and 30 female young adults from Khartoum as swimming teachers. These swimming teachers will then be supported by Nile Swimmers to provide life saving swim training in their local communities. With each teacher providing further training through their community network, it is estimated that 9000 children will be directly impacted and their risk of drowning reduced within the first year. This project has been part funded by a generous pledge from a Foundation.
Drowning is the second biggest cause of accidental death in the world. The World Health Organisation states that over 450,000 people die from drowning each year. Africa has the highest continental drowning rate in the world. There is a strong correlation between poverty and high risk of drowning. Children aged 1 to 5 are at the highest risk. Nile Swimmers trains swimming teachers in Sudan to teach children how to swim. The ability to swim significantly reduces the risk of drowning.
Nile Swimmers provides initial training for young adults to qualify as swimming teachers, and to learn basic lifesaving, first aid, and CPR skills. These swimming teachers are then supported to go back to their communities to deliver the internationally recognised "Aquatic Survival Programme" and teach the local children to swim, and how to help other children in difficulty in the water.
This project aims to train 30 men and 30 women as swimming teachers in Sudan. For the first time, the Nile Swimmers will be able to access girls as project beneficiaries. We estimate that approximately 9000 children will be directly trained. This will mean that they have a significantly lower risk of drowning. This will also lead to an indirect benefit of water safety advice and information being disseminated to over 50,000 people.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
