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The project, called Sonamoni, will seek to create interventions and education to support communities and prevent drowning among young children in the country.</p> <a href="https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/research-action/sonamoni" class="button button--primary">Find out more about the project</a> </div> <div class="full-bleed-video-wrapper"> <article class="ds-markup entity entity-asset asset-video view-mode-default clearfix"> <div class="teaser-thumbnail-container" style="background-image: url(//i2.ytimg.com/vi/TrkId8zgAY0/sddefault.jpg);"> <a href="//www.youtube.com/embed/TrkId8zgAY0" class="colorbox-video teaser-thumbnail-wrapper" style="background-image: url(//i2.ytimg.com/vi/TrkId8zgAY0/sddefault.jpg);">  <div class="teaser-details"> <h3 class="teaser-title"></h3> <span class="icon video-launch">Youtube Video</span> </div> </a> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="block block-slices block-content-post-slices layout-four items-1 block-1-col 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