Funding for five different projects dealing with the welfare of seafarers
The latest donations made to the charity arm of the ITF, the Seafarers’ Trust, have been revealed bringing the total for 2011 to 9 million.
The most recent round of donations amount to 6.5 million, which will be used to provide funding for five different projects dealing with the welfare of seafarers.
A sum of 5 million has been allocated to Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) for a five-year programme for continuing work on advancing the legal rights of seafarers.
Amongst other projects to gain funding is the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP), which was officially launched in London in September. MPHRP is set to receive 750,000 over three years as part of its 3.3 million programme to address the problems facing seafarers and their families affected by piracy.
Tom Holmer, administrative officer of the Seafarers’ Trust, said: “In spite of very difficult conditions within the maritime industry, the Trust sees the importance of supporting good projects for major expenditure when the opportunities are there to benefit seafarers.”
He added: “In response to our request for vehicle and communication-related applications early this year, we have a number of projects in the pipeline in these two priority areas. We cannot give away as much next year as we have done this year, but we will continue to do all we can to support those working with seafarers.”
Source: ITF
