International Water Safety Day is designed to help spread global awareness of the ongoing drowning pandemic, and educate the youth in becoming safer in and around the water. With over 30,000 reported deaths monthly, the lack of water safety education has propelled drowning to the 3rd leading cause of accidental injury death worldwide.

The answer is simple. Here are two options for ways you can participate in International Water Safety Day: 1. Teach a classroom water safety lesson 2. Hold a water safety event Tell us how many people you plan to reach on International Water Safety Day! We will be adding steps on how to perform each [...]

Drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury related deaths. There are an estimated 388 000 annual drowning deaths worldwide. Global estimates may significantly underestimate the actual public health problem related to drowning. Children, males and individuals with increased access to water are most at risk [...]