Water safety lessons in the Eastern Cape

The Xhora Dam is being built at the Tshinirha Village, near Mthatha. Four of our water safety instructors - Val, Vuyo, Siya and Zanele - have traveled to the area to teach water safety lessons to 3 500 learners at 10 schools in the area thanks to a generous sponsorship from Stefanutti Stocks Roads and Earthworks, who are involved in the construction. Zanele teaching HandsOn CPR at Kosana Junior Secondary School to the intermediate phase learners Siya teaching at one of the two schools we visited today The Xhora Dam under construction Four of our water safety instructors are visiting schools in the Amathole District Midweek ReportDay 108:00-09:00 The instructors were taken around the construction site by the safety training officer of the company. The purpose, progress and water safety concerns were highlighted for the team.10:00-11:00 Visit Nowonga Junior Secondary. Learners taught: 21411:30 - 13:00 Visit Sirunu Junior Secondary School. Learners taught:519Day 208:00-10:00 Visit Jongulwandle Junior Secondary. Learners taught: 31910:30-12:00 Visit Kosana Junior Secondary. Learners taught: 1131:00-14:30 Visit Mqele Junior Secondary. Learners taught: 301Day 307:30 Depart for school 40km away, challenging dirt roads09:30-10:00 Visit Bafazi Junior Secondary. Learners taught: 34012:00-13:30 Visit Mngazana Junior Secondary. Learners taught: 319 Over the next 2 days we have some bigger schools which are located closer together. One of the teachers commented: 'We really need this type of training here. Our school has dams and rivers close by and the children are not always safe. Not so long ago a child drowned in the river'Our Challenges: The area is rural with poorly maintained gravel roads resulting in long driving times between the schools. One school was listed as 15km away from another but the time taken to get there was almost an hour.