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[In poor communities, the boys swim while the girls stay fully clothed and only watch]
The Sri Lanka Women’s Swimming Project, motto: I can swim. Can you? was founded by Christina Fonfe BEM after the 2004 tsunami, where 80% of those who drowned were women and children. Even now, up to 3 people every day still continue to drown on the beaches, lakes and rivers of Sri Lanka. Indeed, more Sri Lankans drown than die of dengue fever. Worldwide, a million people drown every year. Drowning is a serious killer of global epidemic proportions.
[Taking two big steps: First from a Sari into a Swimsuit and then, Secondly, into a Swimming Pool]