Life Saving Association Uganda (LISA UGANDA) is a not for profit and nongovernmental organisation registered under the Government of Uganda to address and oversee drowning prevention strategies, promotion of water safety and lifesaving sport in Uganda Countrywide.

As an association of different bodies and institutions, clubs, individuals that have expertise, interests, common goals and objectives as well as responsibilities for learn
to swim, survival swimming, drowning prevention mechanisms, water safety awareness, lifesaving sports, rescue operations services, Water Safety Education,
local community and City safety regulators, and harbour authorities, local government, utilities, and other representative groups.

LISA Uganda works in partnership with the Parastatal agencies of the Ugandan government and its agencies for the Prevention of water accidents, drowning and
stakeholders who provide technical and administrative support. The National Fire and rescue agencies of government and the local city authorities.

The Organisation was established in 2021 to provide a single point of contact for drowning prevention awareness, water safety advice, expertise and information.

LISA Uganda’s work is divided between six specialist advisory groups covering: beaches; inland water bodies, the education section, swimming; water sports and information/research, all report to a coordinating committee which aims to reduce accidental drowning fatalities in Uganda by 50 per cent by 2026, and reduce risk among the highest risk populations, groups and communities.

The Strategy's initial three-year phase will address the following targets:

• Every child should have the opportunity to learn to swim and receive water safety education at primary school and where required at Key Stage 3;
• Every community with water risks should have a community-level risk assessment and water safety plan;
• To better understand water-related self-harm;
• Increase awareness of everyday risks in, on and around the water;
• All recreational activity organisations should have a clear strategic risk assessment and plans that address key risks.
• The strategy has encouraged partners to develop a more coordinated and collaborative approach to reduce drowning and water-related harm and recent trends suggest that progress has been made in terms of keeping people informed of the risks, and that working together to prevent drowning is having an impact.

LISA Uganda is also responsible for compiling the Water Incident Database and sharing notes with the National Drowning prevention forum for a coordinated approach to the National Drowning prevention strategies.