In the summer of 2023, Lieutenant Phan Van Hai, Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team, Dak Mil District Police is almost full of work schedules. Besides ensuring his daily professional duties, every week, he spends 4-5 sessions to attend a free swimming class for children in Dak Mil district. This job, Mr. Hai has been involved for 2 years in every summer.
Lieutenant Pham Van Hai said: “Our team has a relatively small number of soldiers, so officers and soldiers have to divide into groups and replace each other to teach children how to swim. Although busy, everyone tries to arrange their time, both doing professional work and teaching swimming, so that the children have the best skills.
The model has maintained and opened 5 swimming classes, expanded to 3 private swimming pools in Dak Mil town, Dak Lao commune and Dak R'la commune. Each class lasts more than 3 weeks, equipping children with basic swimming skills, including: swimming skills, first aid skills and methods of prevention and rescue of drowning people.
Effectively deployed and spread in the community from the summer of 2022, so in the summer of 2023, the number of parents registering their children to participate increases. In the classes, the "child students" are excited and excited when being taught the necessary skills in swimming by the police owners and have the opportunity to have fun and make friends with a useful training playground during the summer. .
Nguyen Thuy An, residential group 10, Dak Mil town (Dak Mil) shared: “Participating in swimming lessons, I feel very excited. Now I feel more confident when I go into the water, I am not as scared as before."
Free swimming classes of Dak Mil District Police maintain 1 day 2 sessions, from Monday to Saturday. To ensure quality and safety for the classes, the Dak Mil District Police have arranged 2 coaches. participate in teaching. The trainers are affiliated officers and other units participate in reinforcement. By the end of the summer of 7, more than 16 children of the district were taught to swim for free, bringing the total number of children taught and able to swim in the past two years to nearly 2023.
Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Cao Cuong, Deputy Chief of Police of Dak Mil district informed: “We use the Fire Prevention and Rescue Team - with expertise and experience in swimming to teach children how to swim. In addition, the unit also coordinated and mobilized forces from the Department of Education and Training, the Military Command, and the District Youth Union to participate in teaching swimming for children.
With the responsibility and enthusiasm of each member, officer, and soldier participating, more classes have been completed, children master swimming skills, contributing to reducing tragic accidents. .
The model "Free swimming lessons" of the Dak Mil District Police is a point model of the Dak Nong Provincial Police in the prevention of drowning for children.
