Don't be a drowning statistic this festive season : The NSRI on Cares

The National Sea Rescue Institute is a volunteer rescue organization that is on call 24/7. Our mission is to save lives on South African waters. But we’re more than a rescue service. We educate communities and strive to innovate and constantly evolve and extend our water-safety initiatives through empowerment and visibility.

NSRI is manned by more than 1 350 unpaid volunteers at over 50 rescue bases, including satellite or auxiliary stations and inland dams. In addition, more than 20 Lifeguard Units have been established around the country

We mobilize for swift-water and flooding scenarios, fires on vessels, and medical evacuations off ships and coastal clifftops. We assist commercial trawlers and leisure yachts. We activate for fishermen, swimmers, anglers, hikers, paddlers, and surfers. Families and communities are impacted emotionally and economically when lives are lost. Through water-safety education and active rescue, we can save lives, change lives and create futures.

Pictured below: The NSRI in action.

Drowning Prevention : No person should drown. And yet, in South Africa 29% of fatal drownings are children under 14 years of age. Drowning is preventable and the NSRI is committed to being at the forefront of reaching as many people as possible with our Drowning Prevention initiatives.

Our current projects include :

Survival Swimming Centres: Our Survival Swimming lessons are critical to teaching children and adults from disadvantaged communities what to do if they find themselves in difficulty in the water. A significant challenge has been to find a water body to teach these lessons that is accessible and safe in these often underserviced communities.

For more click here: https://www.nsri.org.za/water-safety/survival-swimming-centres/

A  list of our general needs: Data projectors and speakers or flatscreen TVs for training

As well as :

• GoPros or similar waterproof devices to
• film training sessions
• Good-quality waterproof binoculars
• Prizes for golf days and fundraising events
• Towels for casualties
• Groceries such as tea, coffee, sugar, and cleaning materials
• Long-life energy bars
• Wet and dry vacuum cleaners
• Dehumidifiers
• Small generators
• Good-quality toolkits
• Top-up supplies for medical kits
• Waterproof pouches for cell phones
• Teacups/coffee mugs/glasses for events

Contact person: Alison Smith – Tel  082 992 1191 or alison@searescue.org.za

Go to nsri.org.za to find out more

Physical Address: 4 Longclaw Drive, Milnerton, Cape Town, 7441