RNLI and Princess Charlene Foundation help save lives from drowning despite pandemic © RNLI – Swimming lessons being taught in Bangladesh
Since 2013, the Princess Charlene Foundation has provided key financial support for global drowning prevention projects led by the UK-based Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). How did their partnership begin, how are their programmes getting on, and have they stayed afloat during the pandemic?
Thinking back to where it all started, Steve Wills, Head of International Programmes at the RNLI, remembers the exact moment this relationship was born. Eight years ago at the World Conference on Drowning Prevention, hosted in Potsdam, Germany, British lifeboats met the Princess Charlene Foundation. Over 500 participants came together from 50 countries, but “it was immediately apparent that there were many synergies between the Foundation’s objectives and those of the RNLI,” recalls Steve. Since uniting over their shared mission to preven
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Speaking of the partnership with IIT Delhi, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Vice President for International Affairs, Prof. Oron Shagrir said, “The Hebrew University is delighted to partner with Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. This agreement will bring about opportunities for joint research and exchange of students and ideas with one of India’s leading research institutions. It is part of the University’s strategy to expand our collaborations with India.”
Prof V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi said, “At IIT Delhi, we lay great emphasis on international collaborations. We are happy to sign this MoU with the Hebrew University and both the institutions have agreed to seed fund researchers in their respective institutions to collaborate with each other. I am sure these interactions will lead to long term partnerships between the two institutions benefiting the two countries.”