Seafarers' Trust announces £1.47m grants
News Release
International Transport Federation (ITF)
March 24, 2011
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INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT WORKERS’ FEDERATION – ITF: HEAD OFFICE, ITF House, 49 - 60
The Seafarers’ Trust, the charity arm of the ITF, has announced the award of £1.47
million to seven different projects dealing with the welfare of seafarers, and one
regional welfare development programme in South East Asia. A decision on the
possible giving of a further half a million pounds to smaller projects is likely in April, as
part of an overall total of £4.1 million in grants under consideration by the Trust for
2011.
The recipients of the current £1.47 tranche include Seafarerhelp, the Royal Bombay
Seamen’s Society, the Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest, and the International
Committee for Seafarers’ Welfare (ICSW). The regional programme in South East Asia
– which is run the ICSW and funded by the Trust – will receive £511,000 for distribution
to welfare agencies including the Mission to Seafarers, Apostleship of the Sea and
Seamen’s Christian Friend Society, to improve the welfare services for seafarers in the
region.
Tom Holmer, administrative officer of the Seafarers’ Trust, commented: “We’re pleased
to be able to dedicate this slice of funding to these worthy bodies, which are doing so
much to address the needs of seafarers, often in places where they would otherwise be
out of reach of the basic necessities and comforts of life, and any lifeline to home.”
“Along with these grants, the Seafarers’ Trust’s trustees have also agreed to provide
additional funds in 2011 for vehicles and communications equipment. We remain very
interested in projects and proposals which can improve visiting seafarers’ access to
transport and communication, and actively encourage those formulating them to apply
to us for funding."
E-mail: dawson_sam@itf.org.uk
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT WORKERS’ FEDERATION – ITF: HEAD OFFICE, ITF House, 49 - 60
The Seafarers’ Trust, the charity arm of the ITF, has announced the award of £1.47
million to seven different projects dealing with the welfare of seafarers, and one
regional welfare development programme in South East Asia. A decision on the
possible giving of a further half a million pounds to smaller projects is likely in April, as
part of an overall total of £4.1 million in grants under consideration by the Trust for
2011.
The recipients of the current £1.47 tranche include Seafarerhelp, the Royal Bombay
Seamen’s Society, the Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest, and the International
Committee for Seafarers’ Welfare (ICSW). The regional programme in South East Asia
– which is run the ICSW and funded by the Trust – will receive £511,000 for distribution
to welfare agencies including the Mission to Seafarers, Apostleship of the Sea and
Seamen’s Christian Friend Society, to improve the welfare services for seafarers in the
region.
Tom Holmer, administrative officer of the Seafarers’ Trust, commented: “We’re pleased
to be able to dedicate this slice of funding to these worthy bodies, which are doing so
much to address the needs of seafarers, often in places where they would otherwise be
out of reach of the basic necessities and comforts of life, and any lifeline to home.”
“Along with these grants, the Seafarers’ Trust’s trustees have also agreed to provide
additional funds in 2011 for vehicles and communications equipment. We remain very
interested in projects and proposals which can improve visiting seafarers’ access to
transport and communication, and actively encourage those formulating them to apply
to us for funding."