黑人国家用水安全方案提高了儿童的自救技能,并扩展到数千人。 A Black Country water safety program boosted children's self-rescue skills and expanded to reach thousands.

2024年9月在整个黑人国家发起的水安全方案已经覆盖了约80所学校的4 000多名儿童,将6年级学生的安全自救技能从52%提高到61.71%。 A water safety programme launched in September 2024 across the Black Country has reached over 4,000 children from about 80 schools, boosting Year 6 pupils’ safe self-rescue skills from 52% to 61.71%. 这项由WMCA包容性社区基金资助,由Active Black Country领导的倡议结合了游泳池培训,课堂课程和运河边示威活动. Funded by the WMCA Inclusive Communities Fund and led by Active Black Country, the initiative combines pool training, classroom lessons, and canal-side demonstrations. 在仅仅5场30分钟的会议之后,72%的与会者能够安全地进行自我救援。 After just five 30-minute sessions, 72% of participants could perform safe self-rescue. 该方案通过一个资源中心培训了109名教师和41名合作伙伴,可能惠及22 000名学生。 The programme trained 109 teachers and 41 partners through a resource hub, potentially reaching 22,000 pupils. 成功导致扩大对家庭和社区团体的外联工作,并在7月的一次首脑会议上分享了调查结果。 Success has led to expanded outreach to families and community groups, with findings shared at a July summit.