بعد فترة وجيزة من انعقاد المؤتمر العالمي لمنع الغرق لعام 2017 في فانكوفر، ساهمنا في صياغة بيان للمؤتمر بشأن الحد من مخاطرالغرق للمهاجرين واللاجئين. وتضمن هذا البيان سبعة إفادات، كل منها مدعمة بعدة أعمال/ إجراءات. في هذه النشرة، سنسلط الضوء على الإجراءات التي تتخذها منظمة سباحي النيل حاليا، والإجراءات التي نخطط لاتخاذها في العام المقبل Read More
Ahmed and Yasmin’s story
Whilst training lifeguards in Botri, I was introduced to Ahmed, whose younger brother, Mohammed, had drowned in the Nile in 2014. He took me to meet his sister, Yasmin, and together they told me their story. “Mohammed was 18 at the time. He would go swimming every day with his friends though he would always Read More
Statement on refugee drowning deaths
Nile Swimmers are horrified by the significant increase in deaths by drowning in the Mediterranean and the Bay of Bengal. Across the world, millions of people are left with no option but to cross water to flee from bombings, fighting and persecution in their homelands. These people are some of the most vulnerable in the Read More