Within nine months of launching, the International Fund for Fishing Safety, (IFFS) has committed funding totalling £220,000 to support six fishing safety projects in South Africa, Ghana, Fiji, Kenya, Thailand and Vietnam.…
Sunday 12 May marked the inaugural National Fishing Remembrance Day, a new annual event dedicated to honouring those who lost their lives while working in the fishing industry. The day…
Maritime welfare charities have joined forces to deliver a number of workshops throughout the UK that aim to tackle prejudices and unconscious biases across the charity sector. Fishermen’s Mission, Maritime…
To mark National Fishing Remembrance Day The Seafarers’ Charity and Seafish are joining forces to highlight the legacy of the “Headscarf Revolutionaries” who successfully campaigned to change the law and improve fishing…
A revolutionary new partnership and initiative from The Seafarers’ Charity and Commsave Credit Union has delivered affordable financial services to more than 60 fishing families over the last two years.…
The Seafarers’ Charity is delighted to welcome Temi Binitie who joins our charity this week as our new Business Development Director. Temi will be developing and implementing a fundraising strategy…
The Seafarers’ Charity, the largest independent grant funder of maritime welfare services, has welcomed Government’s announcement of a new Seafarers’ Charter but wants more to be done to address work…
Call for more historical content to aid ‘Rewriting Women into Maritime History’ Submissions sought from UK & Ireland maritime archives and beyond A pioneering project to highlight the activities of…
The Seafarers’ Charity’s former CEO, Catherine Spencer, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in King Charles’ 2023 New Year Honours list for services to seafarers. Catherine…
The Seafarers’ Charity has funded a new information film to help fishers meet new MCA inspection standards. In partnership with the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) and supported by the Fishing…
The Seafarers’ Charity welcomes talented new trustees The Seafarers’ Charity is delighted to welcome five new trustees to the charity following the retirement of three trustees who stepped down at…
Ukrainian seaports are in the frontline of the war. Help port workers and their families, now and through the crisis. The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) is working with The…
A fund that supports charities caring for UK Merchant Navy seafarers and their families is celebrating its ten-year anniversary this year. The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) and The Seafarers’…
Support for North East fishers affected by dead crustacean issues The Seafarers’ Charity has awarded £5,000 to provide a hardship fund, administered by the Fishermen’s Mission, for North East fishers,…
New recruits to fishing set to benefit from money management training in Seafish Training Programmes. The Seafarers’ Charity has worked with Seafish, The Money Charity, and other stakeholders to develop a new training course on money management for new entrants to…
The Seafarers’ Charity introduces a new fundraising appeal in support of the Merchant Navy Fund as part of its annual Fly the Red Ensign Campaign. The Seafarers’ Charity’s Fly the Red Ensign Campaign is an annual campaign to celebrate…
Seafarers Covid Relief Fund hits US$1 million target Substantial donations from NYK Line and other donors pushes total funds past US$1 million goal; funds urgently distributed to support COVID relief…
Welfare Board gets national recognition through formal agreement with MCA Seafarers’ and fishers’ welfare has been boosted following the signing of a formal agreement between the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Merchant Navy Welfare Board. The Memorandum of…
The Seafarers’ Charity awards grants to new online services to support seafarers The Seafarers’ Charity awards grants to new online services to support seafarers who have experienced sexual violence, and…
Seafarers UK becomes The Seafarers’ Charity and launches a new strategy, ‘Thrive’ Seafarers UK becomes The Seafarers’ Charity and launches a new strategy, ‘Thrive’, to identify and tackle the root…