NSRI<\/a>\u2019s WaterWise Academy Instructors around South Africa.<\/p>\nNSRI CEO, Ian Wienburg said: \u201cThe WaterWise Academy is a world first in that it advocates peer-rescue.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst there are many good learn to swim projects around the world, the NSRI\u2019s WaterWise project trains our children to be mini-rescuers.\u00a0 We have taken the Sea Rescue syllabus and scoped it down to be age appropriate for children.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose most likely to drown, according to the South African Medical Research Council, are children between the ages of 9 and 14 from poor and rural communities.\u00a0 For practical reasons these children often do not swim under adult supervision and are therefore at risk. They need to understand what to do in an emergency, who to call for help, how to rescue their peers and keep them alive by doing basic bystander CPR until an ambulance arrives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Core to TNPA\u2019s corporate social investment strategy is education, community investment and advancement. Therefore as part of its social responsibility, TNPA considers the prevention and protection of all South African water users vitally important.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe NSRI has been providing a vital humanitarian rescue service since 1967 and TNPA has been a key partner in their success.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project, which proactively considers safety of water users, takes the relationship to new heights and will no doubt be instrumental in saving lives,\u201d said Tau Morwe, Chief Executive of TNPA.<\/p>\n
The NSRI is manned by 980 dedicated volunteers around the country at 32 coastal rescue stations and three inland rescue stations.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur biggest asset is human life and it is our families and communities we look to protect the most.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe that by helping organisations such as NSRI to continue to teach water safety and survival skills, all South Africans \u2013 especially children from disadvantaged and rural backgrounds \u2013 can enjoy the water, safely,\u201d said Morwe.<\/p>\n
NSRI urges all adults and children to take the relevant precautions by swimming only at beaches where lifeguards are on duty.<\/p>\n
Since 2006 the WaterWise Academy has taught 205 403 children about water safety and aims to reach over 60 000 children this year.<\/p>\n
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