Our twenty-one, full time professional water safety instructors visit schools from Soweto to Khayelitsha and from Ceres to Port St Johns, teaching children about water safety, what to do in an emergency, who to call for help, how to safely help a friend in an emergency and how to do HandsOn CPR.
We focus on children from poor communities, where access to water safety information is limited and the need is great. These are the children who are most likely to drown. Our water safety lesson fits into a school period and teaches children to be safe in and around water in fun, interactive lessons.
Since the programme started in 2006 we have taught over 2,8 million children. In 2017 the Sea Rescue water safety programme received international recognition as the proud runner up for an Outstanding Team Contribution in the International Maritime Rescue Federation awards.
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2006 6,500 children
2007 15,500 children
2008 39,494 children
2009 26,817 children
2010 36,971 children
2011 51,798 children
2012 105,025 children
2013 187,028 children
2014 169,640 children
2015 269,862 children
2016 323,130 children
2017 367,857 children
2018 494,384 children
2019 574,099 children
2020 168 293 (due to Covid-19)
2 836 398 people, predominantly primary school learners have been taught as at January 2021.
