Creches for Bangladesh: How RNLI and their partner CIPRB are reducing the risk of drowning in young children

The Learning Post: insights from UK Aid Match

25-07-2023 • 15 mins

Every day in Bangladesh 40 children under the age of ten drown, with 30 of those children under the age of five. To highlight World Drowning Prevention Day we spoke to RNLI and their partner CIPRB about their work setting up Anchals - community-based creches - to provide young children a safe space away from open water. Listen in to hear about the success of the project and how this has led to a national scale-up programme with the government of Bangladesh.