Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation
Monaco
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The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation focuses on the practice of sports as a vector for children’s education and development.
Its main objective is to save lives by preventing drowning. Numerous programmes — “Learn to Swim” and “Water Safety” — are being developed internationally. The mission is to raise public awareness by making children aware of the dangers associated with water, by teaching life-saving techniques that they can then teach to other people.
In 2008, the World Health Organisation recorded 400 deaths of children through drowning every day in the world.* In 2012, the number of people who drowned in the world every day was 1.063.** These figures show how important it is to take preventive action.
The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation is all about altruism and the idea of sharing through the values of sport — discipline, respect for oneself and others, learning to make an effort and instilling team spirit.
The Foundation also helps promising young sports talents who lack means – mostly financial – to realise their sports projects through the attribution of grants.
Sometimes, projects related to children and promoting the values of sport can benefit from financial help.
The Foundation is supported by a network of Ambassadors who spread these values in their respective countries; they help set up new projects and look out for new young talents.
* Reproduced with the publisher’s permission - World Report on Child Injury Prevention: résumé. Geneva, World Health Organisation, 2008 (chapter 3, p.59) © 17-06-2012
** Reproduced with the publisher’s permission – World Health Organisation – Media Centre – Fact Sheet n°347 © October 2012
