The Seafarers' Charity, the largest grant-awarding maritime charity, has unveiled its new website, making it easier to apply for grants and explaining the complete network of support provided.
The Seafarers’ Charity works with delivery partners to support seafarers across the world, reflecting the global nature of seafaring.
Support and care for seafarers
Their diverse work over 2020 has included the COVID-19-focused Seafarers International Relief Fund, as well as their continued role supporting work with 39 charities, such as the International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network, Sailors’ Society, The Mission to Seafarers and new work with Befrienders International and Safer Waves offering a complete range of support and care for seafarers.
In March 2021, the charity released its new, results-driven strategy 'Thrive', which aims to identify and tackle the root causes of hardship and disadvantage to seafarers.
Re-engineered and re-designed the website
The new website will allow the charity to celebrate its many loyal supporters
The charity's website has been re-engineered and re-designed to reflect the charity’s new look and feel and will provide a one-stop place where other maritime charities and not-for-profit organisations in the UK and internationally can apply for funding to deliver a wide range of welfare services to seafarers and their families in need.
The new website will allow the charity to celebrate its many loyal supporters while providing new fundraisers with information about how they can get involved and make a donation.
Highlighting collaborative work
The website also provides information on the charity’s latest grants, impact achieved and its influence across the maritime sector, fundraising and challenge events, as well as publications and campaigns, and highlights key moments from over 100 years of the charity's history and its welfare work.
There are also dedicated Seafarers International Relief Fund and Merchant Navy Fund sections that highlight the charity's collaborative work in supporting seafarers and their families devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic in India, and UK Merchant Navy working and retired seafarers, respectively.
