Family Water Safety: swimming skills for newly arrived immigrants in Sweden
Geographic Area
Sweden
City
Stockholm
Language
Swedish
Type of Information
Organisation
Swedish Life Saving Society (Svenska livräddningssällskapet)
Contact Person
Lisa Grinell (Login to send email)
Contact Person Function
Project Leader, responsible for education
Ongoing Project
No
Summary
Through the Family Water Safety programme, the Swedish Life Saving Society has successfully provided newly arrived immigrant children, young people and their families with swimming expertise so that they can feel safe in the water, become water safety ambassadors and enjoy Sweden's outdoor life.