“Fix your eyes upon the greatness of Athens” -Thucydides Experience the incredible opportunity of exploring the cradle of western civilization with ISLA! This will be ISLA’s second mission to the Balkan Peninsula to explore, work with the locals, and exchange & teach lifesaving ideas with the Greeks and Macedonians. This year’s project will start […]
What is your name? Angel Panovski What is your agency/organization? MACEDONIAN RESCUER Water and Mountain Safety Association – Veles, Macedonia How long have you been with the Macedonian Rescuer organization? Since the association’s foundation in 2010. What is your mission, & How do they prevent drowning and promote water safety? The Water and Mountain Safety […]
2013! It was our biggest year yet! Thank you to all of our supporters, we couldn’t have done it without you! To summarize our biggest moments from 2013… “In 2013, ISLA launched a fully functional prototype of the worlds first Global Drowning Tracker(c). Not only did GDT get the global drowning prevention community talking, but it […]
Our recent ISLA trips to Europe proved to be a massive success for gaining worldwide impressions for the ISLA brand, for the agencies we worked alongside with, and for ISLA’s incredible sponsors. Why the importance of strong media attention? At ISLA we believe first and foremost that awareness is the number 1 step in taking […]
ISLA certified Macedonian Rescuer in Lake Mladost. Founded in October 2010, Macedonian Rescuer is an effort based out of Eastern Europe to organize an effective lifesaving force for the community and surrounding waterways of Veles, Macedonia. With an increase in tourism, and city and regional planning to develop large scale tourism operations in the near […]
Get to know our volunteer Taylor Anderson from Lifeguards without Borders! Learn more about Taylor’s ISLA trip to Macedonia by viewing photos from the trip and training course.
The International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) and Lifeguards Without Borders have joined forces to a conduct a European Lifeguard Exchange in Macedonia! The Lifeguard Exchange is a team of four lifeguards from across the United States to head to Macedonia. The exchange is from May 21st to June 1st, 2013 in Veles, Macedonia. The Macedonian […]
To download the banner click here.ISLA and the Macedonian Rescuer will be conducting a lifeguard exchange in Veles, Macedonia for two weeks during May 2013. ISLA will be sending volunteers to Macedonia, as well as basic lifeguard equipment and training to the Water and Safety Association of Macedonia. The purpose of the lifeguard exchange will […]
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