- Our 2025 Camp Successfully came to an end
- Lifesaving Camp 2025 Started
- We are honoured with another prize! This time iF Design social impact prize
- We won an award! Startup Sussex Social Impact Award
Diving into an Exciting Adventure at the Lifesaving Camp 2023!
Do you believe that swimming is not just a sport to stay fit but also a lifesaving skill? And that you can save yourself and others?
17 participants from 11 different countries joined the adventurous Lifesaving Camp 2023 Focused on Swimming, at the Velleyani lake to learn this lifesaving skill. We organise Lifesaving Camp every year focused on swimming, survival training and first aid for the disabled people. To be more inclusive, we have welcomed people without disabilities to participate as well. As the Lifesaving Camp returns for its second edition, it is happening from 1 to 15 June! Nestled along the breath-taking shores of the picturesque Vellayani Lake, this unique camp is organized in collaboration with kanthari, an impact leadership training institute.
Lifesaving Camp is all about equipping participants with the invaluable skill of swimming, turning them into aquatic heroes. With a diverse group of 4 disabled and 13 non-disabled individuals, this program aims to prepare them to tackle water-based emergencies. Picture this: floods are raging, creating havoc and chaos, yet people with disability not only saved their own, but also extended a helping hand to people in desperate need of rescue. They become beacons of hope amidst the swirling tides.
The Lifesaving Camp team invites you to virtually join the excitement and support this noble cause. You can read and share our post to spread the word about this life-changing event! And don’t forget to stay tuned for thrilling updates. Watch the short 38-seconds vide below to see what we have been up to on the first and second days of this year’s camp.
@ Kanthari Talks: How is stretching more possible?
We, the disabled become invisible in times of crisis. Be it natural or human-induced. Why do we need to stretch more in chaotic times? What was the last news you heard about us in times of war and attacks? How do we survive in disaster-prone areas?
We can train or empower ourselves to survive. For more info watch the complete speech and listen how it’s possible.
Our vision
A world where the disabled become big dreamers, contributors to their communities, & future leaders by taking charge of their own lives, especially during crises, & refusing pity, either by themselves or others.
Mission
To challenge the stigma, pity, and victimization of persons with disabilities, we will empower them with skills that would help them to survive in crisis situations through sports, leadership, survival and problem solving skills.
What do our participants say about the Lifesaving Camp 2022?
The Lifesaving Camp 2022 took place from 21 Feb – 07 March. Four blind participants learned swimming, first-aid and survival training. Follow our website for more info and watch the following video to get a picture of our first camp!
Our First Training Programme: Lifesaving Camp 2022
Climate change has increased disasters such as floods, which can be especially dangerous for persons with disabilities who do not know how to swim and lack survival skills. To address this, Stretch More organized the Life-Saving Camp 2022, focusing on swimming and first aid training for blind and physically disabled persons.
Swimming was introduced as a life-saving and confidence-building skill. It supported physical health and independence, and for many participants, it became an essential way to move freely and safely in water during emergencies.
The 15-day training programme was conducted in collaboration with the Kanthari organization. Participants were trained in swimming as a self-survival skill, including the use of basic survival tools such as water filters. In addition, first aid training was provided, covering CPR, snakebite response, and proper use of first aid kits to help others in emergency situations.
This programme marked Stretch More’s first step toward building disaster preparedness and survival skills among persons with disabilities.
Let's talk numbers (stats from 2021)
- There are more than 1 billion disabled in the world that is 15% of the entire population.
- Over 10 million refugees have disabilities.
- Persons with disabilities are more likely to be left behind or abandoned during evacuation in disasters and conflict due to a lack preparation and planning, as well as inaccessible facilities and services and transportation systems.