Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation: Learning to Swim to Save Lives

Too many children die from drowning every year because they can’t swim, when simply learning to swim could save their lives and help them feel more comfortable and confident in the water.  My Foundation is focused on these children, who can become responsible adults if we show them the way…

H.S.H. Princess Charlene of Monaco

More than one million people, mainly children, have benefited from these three programmes in 43 countries.

To assist her with her activities, Princess Charlene is supported by renowned ambassadors such as the tennis player Novak Djokovic, double Olympic champion and triple world champion swimmer Yannick Agnel, and Formula 1 drivers Jenson Button and Charles Leclerc.

The money raised by the Water Bike Challenge will be used to finance equipment.  Thanks to the combined action of the Princess Charlene Foundation, Monaco Red Cross and the Burkina Faso Red Cross, Monaco’s pavilion at the 2015 Milan World Expo has found a new life in Burkina Faso.

It was entirely dismantled and rebuilt in Loumbila and has become the central element of a complex that includes accommodation and a professional training centre, as well as a first-aid training centre for countries in the West African region.  This complex is equipped with a swimming pool, where lifeguards and swimming supervisors can be trained;  the aim is also to raise awareness among the local population of the risks associated with the aquatic environment.