The Egyptian Diving and Lifesaving Federation (EDLF) organised an ILS International Lifeguard Instructors course in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) from 05 to 14 March 2019. 33 students from Egypt, Iraq and Kuwait participated. The course took place in the Training Centre of the coastal city of Sharm El Sheikh. The course lasted a full week […]
The Tunisian Diving and Lifesaving Federation organised a Lifesaving Coaching and Referee course in Tunis - Tunisia from 28 April to 5 May 2018. Nineteen (19) students participated in the course which was provided by Commander Wim Nuyens (Belgium), Member of the ILS Sport Commission.
The EDLF organised an ILS International Pool and Beach Lifeguard Instructors retraining Course from 20 to 26 June in Egypt. 65 students participated in the retraining course in Cairo and 45 students participated in the retraining course in Alexandria. The course in Cairo took place in the Golden Tolip Hotel of Cairo Airport on 21 […]
The Lifesaving Federation of Burkina Faso organised and Course for Pool Lifeguard and Beach Lifeguard from 24 to 30 June 2019 in Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso. The course leader was Mady Compaore, the President of the Burkina Faso Lifesaving Federation. The course was provided in French by Mohamed Rharbal (Morocco) (better known as Simo Alaska). […]
The Egyptian Diving and Lifesaving Federation organised an International Pool and Beach Lifeguard Instructors course from 30 June to 6 July in Alexandria. 39 students participated in the course which was provided by Dr. Mohamed Saleh MD, Prof Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud Abbas Kotb PhD and Dr. Mohamed Hassan PhD, Mr Ashraf El Bokl. Assistants were Dr. […]
The Lifesaving Federation of the Central African Republic organised an International Lifeguard Instructors Course in Banguy - Central African Republic. The project leader was Thierry Georges Vackat, the President of the Central African Lifesaving Federation. The course was provided in French by Mohamed Rharbal (Simo Alaska) and Thierry Vackat, both, ILS accredited Instructors. The objective […]
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 […]