Nghe An launches a campaign to encourage all people to practice swimming to prevent drowning

Cong Kien DNUM_AGZAGZCACA 17:09

(Baonghean.vn) - The launching ceremony aims to encourage the whole population to actively practice swimming to improve health, stature, physical strength, prevent diseases for children and the community, and gradually reduce drowning accidents.

On the afternoon of June 6, at Boi Son commune (Do Luong), the Department of Culture and Sports coordinated with the People's Committee of Do Luong district to organize a ceremony to launch the 2020 swimming and drowning prevention campaign for the entire population in Nghe An province, in the delta region.

Tham dự Lễ Phát động có lãnh đạo Sở Văn hóa và Thể thao; đại diện các sở, ban, ngành cấp tỉnh; đại biểu các huyện Đô Lương, Yên Thành, Diễn Châu, Quỳnh Lưu, Nghi Lộc, Nam Đàn, Hưng Nguyên, thành phố Vinh, thị xã Hoàng Mai và thị xã Cửa Lò cùng đông đảo nhân dân và gần 300 em học sinh trên địa bàn huyện Đô Lương.
Attending the launching ceremony were leaders of the Department of Culture and Sports; representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors; delegates from Do Luong, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu, Nghi Loc, Nam Dan, Hung Nguyen districts, Vinh city, Hoang Mai town and Cua Lo town, along with a large number of people and nearly 300 students in Do Luong district. Photo: Cong Kien

After 1 year of organizing the campaign to encourage the whole population to practice swimming and prevent drowning, the whole province has achieved some remarkable results: Organizing nearly 1,400 direct communication and propaganda sessions; printing 70,000 leaflets, more than 2,000 banners and slogans; organizing more than 200 swimming training classes; building 21 models of "Children in the whole commune know how to swim" and "Students in the whole school know how to swim"; supporting 21 smart swimming pools, bringing the total number of swimming pools to 150 (including 86 fixed swimming pools). According to the report of the Department of Culture and Sports, at this time in 2019, the whole province had 30 children drowning, this year up to now, 17 children have drowned.

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Nguyen Thanh Huong - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports affirmed that launching the mass swimming practice is an activity to implement the direction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Provincial People's Committee on preventing and combating injuries to people, especially child drowning.

Các địa phương ký cam kết với Sở Văn hóa và Thể thao về việc hưởng ứng xây dựng môi trường an toàn, lành mạnh cho trẻ. Ảnh: Công Kiên
Localities signed a commitment with the Department of Culture and Sports to respond to building a safe and healthy environment for children. Photo: Cong Kien

Nghe An is a province with many rivers, streams, lakes, and dams, which pose many risks of drowning accidents. Through the ceremony, the Organizing Committee promoted the benefits and effects of swimming practice, safety skills in the water environment, and encouraged the entire population to actively practice swimming to improve health, stature, physical strength, prevent diseases for children and the community, and gradually reduce drowning accidents.

At the same time, promote the role and responsibility of agencies, organizations, schools, families and the entire community in drowning prevention.

Ban Tổ chức trao quà cho học sinh nghèo vượt khó. Ảnh: Công Kiên
The Organizing Committee presents gifts to poor students who overcome difficulties. Photo: Cong Kien
Ban Tổ chức trao quà cho học sinh có thành tích trong phong trào học bơi, phòng chống đuối nước. Ảnh: Công Kiên
The Organizing Committee presented gifts to students with achievements in the swimming and drowning prevention movement. Photo: Cong Kien

At the launching ceremony, students enthusiastically participated in learning about knowledge and skills to prevent and combat drowning in children, water familiarization games, swimming methods, safe drowning rescue skills and first aid for drowning victims. On this occasion, instructors and students performed swimming in the swimming pool area.

Các em học sinh sôi nổi tham gia tìm hiểu kiến thức, kỹ năng phòng, chống đuối nước. Ảnh: Công Kiên
Students enthusiastically participated in learning about knowledge and skills to prevent drowning. Photo: Cong Kien

On this occasion, representatives of 10 districts, cities and towns in the delta region, schools building model models of "Children in the whole commune know how to swim", "Students in the whole school know how to swim" signed a commitment to respond with specific actions to build a safe and healthy environment for children, contributing to improving health, stature, physical strength, minimizing injuries and drowning accidents in children in each locality.

Phần thi bơi biểu diễn của các em học sinh. Ảnh: Công Kiên
Swimming competition of students. Photo: Cong Kien

Also at the ceremony, the Organizing Committee awarded 30 gifts to disadvantaged students who excelled in their studies; 20 gifts to students with achievements in the swimming and drowning prevention movement and 150 gifts to students who participated in games to learn drowning prevention skills and participated in swimming competitions.

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