The Project BHASA ('float' in Bengali) is a groundbreaking initiative to reduce drowning in the Barisal Division of Bangladesh.
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Upazila #swimming competition at Kalapara, Patuakhali, Barishal divison. On the occasion, Anchal children from 12 Anchal of 12 unions performed in front of honorable Upazila Nirbahi Officer and audiences. #Drowningprevention #DrowningIsPreventable @RNLI @CIPRB @IOMGovernment
Students of Rahmatpur KGA Govt. Primary school actively participated in a water safety sessions from fire service and civil defense.150 students have taken part in this significant sessions of school awareness program.
#DrowningIsPreventable #drowningprevention @RNLI @CIPRB
Precious moment of Anchal Annual Events of intervention areas in Kalapara, #Barishal. More than 3000 people gathered to enjoy the performances of beautiful and talented children.The community people are committed towards #drowningprevetion.
#DrowningIsPreventable @RNLI @CIPRB
One of the largest end-line survey on #Drowning is going to start end of this month in #Barishal division. For this huge project, 5 day's training with field testing of 100 data collectors and supervisors is going on.@RNLI @CIPRB @georgeinstitute #Drowningprevetion
Celebration of Global Hand-washing Day 2019 in the project areas of #Barishal division. Cleanliness is one of the important activities in 400 Anchal. #DrowningIsPreventable #Drowningprevention #CleanHandsforAll @RNLI @CIPRB
Some moments of #swimming competition in the intervention areas of Kalapara and Betagi,in #Barishal division.These year 10,000 children will learn survival swimming skills with the support of @IOMGovernment and @RNLI. @CIPRB #DrowningIsPreventable #Drowningprevention
One of the strong and important components of #drowning prevention interventions is #Swimming competition.In this week, 12 competitions have been successfully completed in Taltoli, Barguna. #DrowningIsPreventable #drowningprevention @RNLI @CIPRB @IOMGovernment
Four days of training on monitoring tools is going on. @DFID_UK funded new Anchals will be fully functional from the year of 2020. @RNLI @CIPRB #DrowningIsPreventable #Drowningprevention #enddrowning
Different activities are going on under the Project BHASA. At the end of this year, 300 new Anchal (Creches) will be established with the support of @DFID_UK in #Barishal division which will accelerates the #drowningprevention in future. #DrowningIsPreventable @RNLI @CIPRB
Anchal annual event in Kalapara upazila, #Patuakhali district, #Barishal division.This cultural annual event binds the whole #community to fight against #drowning. #DroningIsPreventable #Drowningprevention @RNLI @CIPRB
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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
Two days' workshop on #TheprojectBHASA phase -2 designing. Lot's of ideas and recommendations are roaming around to combat against #drowning. Hope a new and great journey will begin in the year of 2020 for #drowningprevention interventions.
#DrowningIsPreventable @RNLI @CIPRB
Pond level #swimming competition in Betagi upazila, #Barguna district, #Barishal division. These types of competition brings the whole #community together and create more enthusiasm to fight against #drowning.
#DrowningIsPreventable #Drowningprevention @RNLI @georgeinstitute
For #drowningprevention, School awareness program is a delightful activity under the #ProjectBHASA. Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence (BFSCD) is doing this amazing job by training the teenage school children on #drowning. @RNLI @CIPRB @georgeinstitute #DrowningIsPreventable
Eight Journalists from different media visited and observed all the #theprojectBHASA's interventions. They have interacted with the community people who are involved with #drowningprevention activities. #DrowningIsPreventable @RNLI @CIPRB @georgeinstitute
Parent's meeting is an important one to energize the #drowning prevention activities in #Barishal division. Such Parents meeting of Jhuma's Anchal was conducted in Patuakhali district.
#Drowningprevention #Injuryprevention #Communityengagement @CIPRB @RNLI
Anchal Maa - The caregiver - know how to do their job by caring, singing Rhymes, dancing with the children, reading stories to the children etc. But it is also needed to refresh them refresher's training.
#Drowning #DrowningIsPreventable #Injuryprevention #Children @CIPRB @RNLI
