The Project BHASA ('float' in Bengali) is a groundbreaking initiative to reduce drowning in the Barisal Division of Bangladesh.
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A perfect remedy, after an eventful week, is spending time with the amazing SeaSafe lifeguards in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Everyday they risk their lives to save total strangers. Proud the #RNLI supports this brilliant team #trainonesavemany @CIPRB @RNLI #enddrowning
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Drowning is a leading cause of child mortality globally. The @RNLI are at #WHA72 working hard to raise awareness about this silent but major public health burden #NCDs #injuries #enoughNCDs #beatNCDs #UHC #SDGs #EndDrowning #partnerships @BDPlatform4SDGs @WHO
BHASA retweeted
Busy few wks in Bangladesh. Positive meetings in Dhaka & inspiring visits to see @RNLI supported projects in Barisal & Cox’s Bazar with key partner @CIPRB Lots of exciting new projects starting soon to help #enddrowning including #CrechesForBangladesh with #UKaid @UKinBangladesh
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Good 1st divisional drowning prevention strategy committee in Barisal (despite power cut). Objective = produce a coordinated govt plan to safeguard 8m people against drowning, taking lessons from project pilot locations. 8 kids drown every single day in just Barisal #enddrowning
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Child supervision in a fun stimulating environment - a simple solution to tackling the scourge of child drowning and providing other early years benefits. What’s not to ♥️?
Working with our partners, #CrechesForBangladesh will provide spaces for children to keep them safe. Just £2.50 could pay for a child’s space in a creche for 1 month. Donate at bit.ly/CrechesRNLI before 28 April & the UK government will double all donations through #AidMatch
ALT RNLI Creches for Bangladesh appeal
BHASA retweeted
Three back to back presentations from our amazing partner @CIPRB on drowning prevention projects underway in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 #enddrowning #SAFETY2018 @georgeinstitute @RNLI @KamranBaset
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Our crews never know what to expect when the call for help comes. For @rnli_kinghorn volunteers, it was a vessel and its trailer which needed to be safely recovered. RNLI crews are highly trained to deal with the variety of situations they face when the pager sounds.
BHASA retweeted
Productive @BhasaFloat project learning review to help identify how we can do things even better to improve the project going forward. Thanks to #MDFBangladesh for undertaking & facilitating this work. Hard work starts now to implement the outcomes! @RNLI @CIPRB @georgeinstitute
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180 years ago today, on 7 September 1838, #GraceDarling became a national heroine after risking her life to save the stranded survivors of the wrecked steamship Forfarshire. Grace was the first woman to receive an RNLI medal for her selfless actions.
BHASA retweeted
Sudan schoolchildren drown in Nile flood bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-…
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Happy #InternationalYouthDay!
Youth have a key role to play in achieving #SDG15.
#Youth4Land xitter.cf/UNCCD/status/102856676…
BHASA retweeted
Great to finally see the @RNLI #justoneinchofwater photo exhibition at @UN HQ in New York. Powerful images to highlight drowning as a global and silent epidemic, but also a cause of mortality that’s highly preventable #enddrowning #SDGs #UnitedNations
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13 Fishermen caught in a storm today were rescued by the SeaSafe team in Cox’s Bazar & taken to hospital for treatment. An incredible group of lifesavers doing such vital work to protect their community @RNLI @CIPRB #enddrowning
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Another inspiring day with @ciprb and @RNLI CEO @PaulBoissier witnessing firsthand how lives are being saved in southern Bangladesh through innovative & evidenced based drowning prevention solutions #bhasaproject #enddrowning #commuityled – at Barisal, Bangladesh
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.@RNLI @CIPRB @georgeinstitute team at #WCDP2017 in Vancouver #aceteam #bhasa #savinglives – at Iceland
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Great to be at a 2 day workshop in Bangkok to discuss options for an Asia Pacific regional drowning reduction initiative #enddrowning
BHASA retweeted
Top 5 causes of death in #adolescents:
1 Road traffic injury
2 Pneumonia & lower resp. infections
3 Suicide
4 Diarrhoeal diseases
5 Drowning
BHASA retweeted
65 x modified ponds, 105 x swim instr's, 254 x village forums, 750 x first aiders, 400 x daycare centres, + more = phase 1 of @BhasaFloat
BHASA retweeted
Engagement with village chairman & committee is a vital part of securing @BhasaFloat project support & its long term success. @Darren_Will18
