Saving Lives from Drowning
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Impact of our work
Special issue published
Since 2013, we've worked with Bloomberg Philanthropies to explore potential interventions in Bangladesh to reduce child drowning across six different sites.
To date, the project has established more than 3,000 different anchals, covering 70,000 enrolled children. Furthermore, approximately 8,000 women have been trained and employed under the project from its inception.
Publications
- A Million Person Household Survey: Understanding the Burden of Injuries in Bangladesh
- Saving of children's lives from drowning project in Bangladesh
Goal
- To explore two potential interventions to reduce child drowning in six sites in Bangladesh
Outcome
- To date, project has established 3,000 anchals
- 70,000 children enrolled