MPHRP works for seafarers and their families who have been affected by piracy
A new fund has been set up by the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) for seafarers and their families who have been affected by piracy.
Many seafarers who have been held by Somali pirates are returning home, once freed, to face financial hardship
The MPHRP, with other partners in the maritime industry, have set up a fund that will help with small but effective grants to be given to seafarers and their families for expenses such as:
- help for medical care
- counselling
- travel costs to get help
- school fees for their children
- rent when the family is faced with eviction
- and in extreme cases food to keep them alive
ISWAN works with the MPHRP.
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About MPHRP
The MPHRP implements a model for assisting seafarers and their families with the humanitarian aspects of a traumatic incident caused by piracy attack, armed robbery or being taken hostage to be offered as an integral part of the Emergency Response Procedures of shipping companies and manning agencies in cooperation with partners involved in seafarers’ welfare (maritime, union, faith or secular based agencies), company representatives and other bodies as appropriate. Learn more information at official website http://www.mphrp.org