Featured Organization: International Life Saving Federation ILS
ABOUT ILS:
The International Life Saving Federation is composed of national aquatic lifesaving organizations (known as Member Federations) from around the world.
Through ILS own work and that of our Member Federations, ILS contributes to the global effort to reduce injury and death in, on, or around the water.
The International Life Saving Federation accomplish this by assisting existing national lifesaving organizations; facilitating and developing a global exchange of drowning prevention and lifesaving information and of best lifesaving practices; acting as the International Federation for lifesaving sport; and cooperating with other international bodies with shared goals.
In this section of you can learn more about ILS history, it’s Patrons, as well as the different parts of the organization.
The supreme authority of the ILS is the General Assembly in which member organizations are represented. The General Assembly establishes ILS priorities. The Elective General Assembly is organized every four years and elects a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors guides the International Life Saving Federation and conducts the business of the organization between meetings of the General Assembly. The General Secretariat (Headquarters) is currently located in Leuven (Belgium) and houses the administration.
The ILS decentralizes its affairs under the management of four Regional Branches. The Branches are established in and for Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe and are responsible for initiating, supervising and coordinating regional activities.
The International Life Saving Federation has created Commissions, which in turn have Committees responsible for the management, development and technical aspects of each major ILS field of activity. The four Commissions are: Drowning Prevention, Rescue, Lifesaving Sport and Business.
The ILS also cooperates with partner organizations, governments, non-government organizations (NGOs) and sponsors to promote lifesaving worldwide.[p] [p]The ILS is a unique international federation in that it sponsors and sanctions athletic competition as an important method of furthering its humanitarian lifesaving work. Lifesaving through competition is one of the established goals. The motto of the ILS is “be fit to save a life”.
If you like to learn more about the International Life Saving Federation you can visit their website HERE.
DISCLAIMER:
The purpose of his page is informational only. The International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with the International Life Saving Federation, ILS, ILSF, or any of its chapters, subsidiaries, or its affiliates. The official ILS web site is available at www.ilsf.org.