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Crisis in Ukraine – A seafarer’s story
August 26, 2022
Imagine losing contact with your family back in Ukraine during the conflict while you are working on board, miles from home. One seafarer whose family was supported by the Ukraine Crisis Support Fund shared his story with us.
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Coordinating the response to Super Typhoon Rai
July 11, 2022When Super Typhoon Rai brought devastation to the Philippines in December 2021, ISWAN coordinated a grants programme to provide financial… -
Pride Month: Thobani's story
June 29, 2022This Pride Month, we are speaking to seafarers from the LGBT+ community around the world to hear their experiences of working at sea and… -
Day of the Seafarer: Ricardo's story
June 24, 2022Able-bodied seaman Ricardo shares his journey as a seafarer and what has changed over time since his father and grandfather sailed to mark… -
Pride Month: Onur’s story
June 09, 2022This Pride Month, we are speaking to seafarers from the LGBT+ community around the world to hear their experiences of working at sea and… -
Piracy survivors helped to rebuild after years in captivity
April 27, 2022In March 2015, Somali pirates hijacked the Iranian fishing vessel FV Siraj and kidnapped four of the crew members, then held them hostage… -
Supporting unpaid crew in Nigeria
March 28, 2022Imagine travelling to a foreign country and joining a vessel as a member of its crew, only to find that the working and living conditions… -
Supporting seafarers in the Philippines affected by COVID-19
January 28, 2022In December 2021, ISWAN launched a grants programme in the Philippines funded by The Seafarers’ Charity’s Seafarers International Relief… -
Support for family displaced by volcanic eruption
December 21, 2021The ISWAN Hardship Fund provides one-off grants to Filipino seafarers with immediate and unexpected financial needs during the COVID-19… -
Financial support for critical medical treatment
November 30, 2021A grant from the Seafarers Emergency Fund helped Jessie pay for medical treatment after he was diagnosed with kidney failure. -
Unpaid and abandoned
October 28, 2021Arvind contacted ISWAN after his vessel was detained by Port State Control and abandoned by the owner, leaving the crew owed several months…
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