We visit schools around the country, teaching children about water safety, what to do in an emergency and how to do basic hands-on CPR. We have a team of 14 instructors, spread around South Africa, who visit children in their school classrooms specifically in poor communities where access to information is limited and the need is great. These are the children most likely to drown. The water safety lesson fits into one school period and teaches children in a fun and interactive way – how to be safe in and near water, how to help a friend without endangering themselves, who to call for help and how to do age-appropriate bystander hands-on CPR.
Since the programme started in 2006, we have taught over 2 million children about water safety. In 2017 we taught an extraordinary total of 367 857 children.
We were the proud runner up for an Outstanding Team Contribution in the International Maritime Rescue Federation H.E.R.O. awards.
Click here to watch video on CPR in schools:
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 269,892 children
2016 323,130 children
2017 367,857 children
2018 441,332 children
2,040,954 children taught to date
