The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is appealing to South Africans for funds to help maintain operations at its 48 lifesaving stations around the country.
By clicking one button, you too could become a life saver.
The NSRI is a registered non-profit organisation that is committed to drowning prevention and focused on saving lives, changing lives and creating futures for those threatened by drowning in South Africa.
Its ‘Be A Life Saver Too’ campaign gives every day South Africans the chance to make a difference.
Here are just six ways your support could make that life-saving difference:
- Teaches survival swimming
- Equips rescue volunteers
- Aids with an animal rescue
- Contributes to beach safety cameras
- Fuels our rescue boats and vehicles
- Installs a pink rescue buoy
If you are in a position to donate, click HERE
If you are unable to donate, you can still support the NSRI by staying up to date with its latest news and initiatives, by clicking HERE
Who are the NSRI?
The NSRI are unique in South Africa as the only non-profit organisation focusing exclusively on safeguarding lives and livelihoods in South African waters through education, prevention, and rescue operations.
They envision a nation where drowning incidents are minimised, ensuring the safety of all.
The NSRI strives to innovate, constantly evolve, and extend our water safety initiatives through empowerment and visibility.
Our volunteers are on call 24/7 and are reliant on donations and sponsorships.
What the NSRI does
The NSRI is manned by over 1 500 unpaid volunteers at 131 service locations, including satellite or auxiliary stations, inland dams and lifeguarded beaches.
They mobilise for swift-water and flooding scenarios, fires on vessels, and medical evacuations off ships.
The NSRI assists commercial trawlers and leisure yachts and mobilise for fishermen, swimmers, anglers, hikers, paddlers and surfers and achieve our purpose of saving lives, changing lives, and creating futures through water safety education, survival swimming lessons and active rescue.
Have you ever seen NSRI volunteers help save a life?
Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1
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