Republic of Indonesia × Japan Clothed Swimming＆Olympians Action Project (2023)
© Japan Sports SDGs Association.
【Summary】
In Indonesia, where large-scale floods such as storms and torrential rains occur every year due to rising sea levels and climate change, resulting in many casualties, “Clothed Swimming Project”’ was implemented, which taught participants how to protect themselves during floods, the correct way to wear a life jacket, how to float and swim, among other things.
The program also included an event (beach clean-up activities) to raise awareness of environmental issues (especially marine pollution) that cause climate change. The implementation of this project has led to foster the local leaders of “Clothed Swimming” and ‘beach clean-up” projects in Indonesia in the future.
【Project Objective】
This project was conducted in alignment with the new collaboration area of ‘Sports Management’, especially the ‘Capacity Development Program for Sports Professionals (Capacity Development Program for Leaders and Retired Athletes)’ in the ‘Chiang Mai Declaration on Strengthening ASEAN-Japan Sports Cooperation towards 2030’ adopted in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 1 September 2023. The program was also implemented with the aim of development and implementation of post-career for coaches and athletes.
By having socially influential Olympians lead this project, it is expected to positively influence more coaches and retired athletes. Increasing the number of the leaders will accelerate the spread of this movement within the country.
【Activities/projects】
＜23rd February 2024＞
〇 Courtesy visit to the Embassy of Japan in Indonesia
〇 Courtesy visit and presentation to Director General of BASARNAS
〇 Meeting and lecture on this project (Clothed Swimming and beach clean-up) at IOA office
＜24th February 2024＞
〇 Lecture and practice on “Clothed Swimming”
〇 Beach clean-up activity in Pantani Sakura Beach
【Outcome】
〇 The program was covered by Indonesian several media and the initiatives were widely disseminated both in Indonesia and abroad.
〇 As a result, the number of participants in clothed swimming exceeded than the number of initial targets.
【URL】
〇 Japan and Indonesia NOAs work together to deliver community projects (olympians.org)
〇 Asosiasi Olympian Indonesia Gelar Aksi Sosial (viva.co.id)
World Olympians Association (WOA) staff member
Feedback from Local Contacts :
It was the first time for the WOA to implement such a program for Sport x SDGs in the ASEAN region, but I commend the excellent cooperation between Japan and Indonesia and Indonesians’ good understanding of the main purpose of the program, which brought together many Olympians to implement it.
- Time Period
- 24th February 2024 (Saturday)
- Region
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Implementer
- Japan Sports SDGs Association
- Co-Implementer
- 〇 BASARNAS= National Search and Rescue Agency of Indonesia 〇 The World Olympians Association (WOA) 〇 The Embassy of Japan in Indonesia 〇 Ms. Kyoko Iwasaki（Olympian/Gold-medalist）
- Number of Individual Beneficiaries
- (Clothed Swimming) Olympians and athletes, BASARNAS executives and crew members, Japanese school teacher and students, local students and JICA volunteers. (Beach clean-up) Members of the Indonesian Olympians Association, BASARNAS staff, JICA volunteers, Japanese school students and its parents; 76