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Despite challenging conditions, it reached nearly 500 children, youth and adults, with high attendance and progressive skill development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swimming lessons and professional lifeguard training enabled participants to gain confidence, basic swimming and lifesaving skills. Thirty-five lifeguards were formally recognized, reinforcing local capacity. Essential teaching materials were provided to all schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond aquatic skills, the programme promoted civic and environmental values, fostering self-confidence and community cohesion, contributing to safer practices and greater aquatic literacy on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"8962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ecole-Maranatha-Anse-Manchette-2024-06-06--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ecole-Maranatha-Anse-Manchette-2024-06-06--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ecole-Maranatha-Anse-Manchette-2024-06-06--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ecole-Maranatha-Anse-Manchette-2024-06-06--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ecole-Maranatha-Anse-Manchette-2024-06-06--1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ecole-Maranatha-Anse-Manchette-2024-06-06--2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"8964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Formation-MN-au-sauvetage-1ere-section-theorie-2025-08-08--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Formation-MN-au-sauvetage-1ere-section-theorie-2025-08-08--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Formation-MN-au-sauvetage-1ere-section-theorie-2025-08-08--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Formation-MN-au-sauvetage-1ere-section-theorie-2025-08-08--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Formation-MN-au-sauvetage-1ere-section-theorie-2025-08-08--1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Formation-MN-au-sauvetage-1ere-section-theorie-2025-08-08--2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a9 Association L\u2019Appel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8967,"parent":0,"template":"","category-news":[8],"class_list":["post-8971","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-learn-to-swim"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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