Thai statistics shows that the leading cause of death in children aged one year and over in Thailand is drowning, translating to nearly 2,650 children a year. And the rate of youth drowning is increasing every year. This is especially true for the rural community at Triam Suksa school in Soi Dao, Chantaburi province on the Thai-Cambodian border where villagers have had to deal with flash floods.

Swimsafe Sharks is created as the swimming club in the school with the aim to be the drowning prevention centre for the community, especially for the children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Currently, the water safety program encourages community-wide awareness of the problem of youth drowning.

For every 2,500 baht, you can help provide children in Chantaburi with swimming lessons & aids to prevent drowning

The Swimsafe Shark has been working with 3 other schools in Chantaburi province. They currently have 776 students aged between 3-11 year old in the swimming program under the guidance of 15 swimming instructors.

For every baht of your contribution to Swimsafe Sharks, your donation will help support the expenses for swimming aids: 1 swimfin (1,500 baht), 1 kickboard (200 baht), 1 life jacket (250 baht) and 1 swimsuit (550 baht) = totals 2,500 baht.

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