The fourth educational awareness center of Safe Water Sports for children & young people opened on Monday, August 2, 2021 at Koukounaries beach in Skiathos island.
WIND supports Safe Water Sports and the Union of Lifeguard Schools of Greece ESNE by providing technological equipment in order to detect and reduce sea-based accidents.
On 9th June, 2020, the President of Safe Water Sports, Mr. Panagiotis Paschalakis met with the Deputy Minister of Education,Mrs. Zetta Makri, in order to discuss the need of educating children from an early age regarding issues related to safety at sea.
On the occasion of the National Day for the Prevention of water accidents and drownings, the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy organized today a special event to present the actions that were implemented during the last year in collaboration with Safe Water Sports, that aims to strengthen the fact of prevention and the reduction of human losses in the aquatic environment of our country.
As the National Day for the Prevention of Sea-based Accidents and Drownings (11th May) is on its way, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the non-profit organization Safe Water Sports, signed a Memorandum of Undestanding (MOU) to undertake joint initiatives to prevent accidents during marine recreational and water sports activities.
On Monday, April 5, 2021, Athens College and Psychico College High School Juniors (B΄ Lyceum) and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Yr1 students watched an online presentation about the Safe Water Sports program, aimed at raising students’ awareness and informing them about safety at sea.
On Friday, October 9th, the 2nd Conference of Musqueteers of Safe Water Sports was held at the Neraida Floating Museum in Floisvos Marina.
The educational program of Safe Water Sports has been included to the ''Skills Workshops'' by the Ministry of Education. It is a program about safety at sea that has been added to the official curriculum for elementary schools in Greece.
On Thursday, September 17, 2020, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between Safe Water Sports and Hellenic Police.
The Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy in collaboration with the Municipality of Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni and Safe Water Sports, organized an event about the ''Education-Awareness-Precaution of safety at sea''.
