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To provide vital port welfare facilities and reduce the isolation and loneliness experienced by today’s seafarers. The Society plans to place communication facilities, transport, modular centres and Port Chaplains in ports across six countries, identified as having few or no facilities for seafarers.

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    Situation

    We all rely on seafarers as over 95% of the world’s trade is transported by sea, yet they are an often forgotten group whose needs are little understood and served. In the modern shipping industry, ships are invariably berthed in a contained security zone, often far from normal human habitation. This compounds any feelings of loneliness, isolation or stress that the crew have due to spending many months away from their families and homes, as part of a small multinational crew speaking numerous different languages. The opportunity to go ashore to refresh their minds and spirits and access communication facilities is vital for seafarers, but often severely constrained. The Sailors’ Society provides a personal lifeline for seafarers onboard and ashore. Existing to enrich and enhance the well-being of seafarers through its Port Chaplains and Centres, seafarers are offer practical help, welfare and spiritual support, and when in dire need financial assistance and family liaison. Our Port Chaplains are often the first to notice when all is not well on board. The Sailors’ Society proposes to install new easily accessible Modular Welfare Centres within the port boundaries, new Port Chaplains to visit ships and support seafarers at Centres, new minibuses for safe crew transport, broadband internet access and telephones, and recreational equipment in 26 newly identified ports. These are in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Russia, the Ukraine and Myanmar. £3.5 million will fund the installation of all modular Centres with all necessary facilities, the recruitment and training of Port Chaplains, the purchase of minibuses and the full running costs of these services for five years. Information on the specific facilities, ports, costs and need is available on request.

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    Categories

  • Armed Forces/Emergency Services Armed Forces/​Emergency Services
  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Human Rights/Advocacy Human Rights/​Advocacy
  • Religious Religious
  • Other Other
  • Beneficiaries

    • Women & Girls Women & Girls
    • Other Other