August Projects Begin Today

Beginning today, Project: Swim International will be teaching more drowning prevention programs across South Asia for the next three weeks.

Lifeguard Training in Nepal

Two lifeguard instructors, Gabrielle Johnston and Drew Droegemeier, will be training as many as 60 lifeguard candidates in Kathmandu in the next few weeks. Candidates will learn first aid, CPR, and basic lifeguarding skills. Upon completion of the course, each candidate will receive American Red Cross certifications that will qualify them to work as a lifeguard anywhere in the world!

As you can imagine, there aren't many lifeguard positions available in Nepal. But these candidates will be able to obtain lifeguarding jobs throughout resorts in the Middle East and Africa, giving them the opportunity to earn a living to support their families!

Swimming Lessons and Instructor Training in Kerala

In the southern Indian state of Kerala, we have a four-person team that will be teaching a variety of programs. Jessica Silvertooth, Rebekah Streeter, Ellie Johnson, and Ishita Malaviya will have the opportunity to teach water safety education to local children. But they'll also spend lots of time training a local nonprofit group called Trauma Care how to teach our programs so that even after our volunteers leave, their work can continue.

The volunteers will also spend several days in the pool, working with children and adults, improving their swimming skills so that they can survive any water emergency!

Check back with this blog often over the next few weeks as our volunteers post their stories and observations from the field.