The Ghana Lifesaving and Diving Association (GHALDA) organised an ILS International Instructors Course for Instructors of Pool Lifeguards and Beach Lifeguards in Accra from 2 to 9 September 2019. The project leader is David Afezame, the President of the Ghana Lifesaving and Diving Association (GHALDA). The course was provided in English by Prof. Dr. Mohamed […]
Lifesaving South Africa (LSA) organised the ILS 2019 World Conference on Drowning Prevention (WCDP) in Durban from 07 to 11 October 2019. The WCDP is the International Life Saving Federation’s flagship educational event. This biennial conference brings together the world’s foremost experts, research, systems and information on drowning prevention, rescue, lifesaving and water safety. The […]
Under the patronage of the Minister of Labour, Youth and Sport, a beach/surf lifeguard course was organised in Nouadhibou, a coastal city of Mauritania. The course was co-organised by the ILS and the ILS African Academy with the collaboration of the Mauritania Diving and Lifesaving Federation. The course was provided by Afara Bouchtaoui from Morocco, […]
An ILS International Pool Lifeguard course was organised in Douala, Cameroon from 15 to 22 December 2019. The course was subsidised by the ILS Projects Funds and was under the banner of the Cameroon Swimming and Lifesaving Federation (FECANAS). 29 candidates (27 men and 2 women) followed the course which lasted 50 hours (6 days […]
The Meeting of the ILS Board of Directors was organised in Agadir, Morocco on 15 Februari 2020. The Meeting took place in Hotel Atlantic Palace in the morning and in Hotel Al Moggar in the afternoon. The Meeting was attended by representatives of Algeria (2), Burkina Faso (1), Cameroon (2), Central African Republic (2), Djibouti […]
The Royal Moroccan Lifesaving Federation (RMLF), with the cooperation with the International Lifesaving Federation (ILS) and the African Lifesaving Academy (ALA) organised an International Lifeguard Instructor Course in Agadir - Morocco from 16 to 23 February 2020. The course was attended by 21 students from six countries: Burkina Faso (3), Central African Republic (1), Egypt […]
The General Assembly of the African Lifesaving Academy (ALA) took place on 16 February 2020 in the city of Agadir in Morocco. The Meeting was organised in Hotel Al Moggar and was attended by representatives of 14 African countries: Algeria (2), Burkina Faso (1), Cameroon (2), Central African Republic (2), Djibouti (2), Egypt (4), Ghana […]
The Royal Moroccan Lifesaving Federation (RMLF), with the cooperation with the International Lifesaving Federation (ILS) and the African Lifesaving Academy (ALA) organised an International Lifeguard Re-Certification Course in Agadir - Morocco from 23 to 26 February 2020.
The ILS and the ILS-Africa Academy nominated Dr. Mohammed Ali Gharbal PhD, Mr Mohamed Rharbal and Mss Rahib Fatima Ezzahrae as the International Chief Instructors to lead three International Lifeguard Instructor’s course in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The courses were organised by the Saudi Lifesaving Federation (SLSF) and took place in Riyadh, the capital […]
The ILS and the ILS-Africa Academy nominated Prof Dr. Mohammed Kotb PhD as the International Chief Instructor to lead an International Lifeguard Instructor’s course in Egypt with the help of two other international Chief Instructors: Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hassan PhD and Mr. Ashraf El-Bokl. The course was organised by the Egyptian Diving and Lifesaving Federation […]
The Swimming and Lifesaving Federation of Cameroon organised from 1 to 6 February 2021 a course for International Beach Lifeguard. The course took place in Kribi. Kribi is a coastal city in the south of Cameroon and has the second biggest harbour of Cameroon. Kribi has also the longest beach of Cameroon, after Limbe. Participants […]
The Elective General Assembly of the ILS-Africa Region took take place electronically on 20 February 2021. It was preceded by a Board Meeting that took place on 19 February 2021, also electronically. At the General Assembly, elections were organised to elect the leadership of the ILS-Africa for the 2021-2024 period, so for three years. All […]