SIRF Impact

to provide 10 oxygenators which will prevent approximately 60 lives being lost to COVID-19; 1,100 food parcels, each sufficient to feed a family of five for one month; and post COVID-19 care, counselling and therapy for one month to help recovery and getting back to work where possible.

to help fund the purchase and distribution of 5,000 COVID-19 Care Kits to seafarers across 10 Indian ports; and a medical helpline that will be staffed by two full time paramedics for 12 months to provide professional advice on COVID-19 symptoms.

to fund ISWAN’s existing SeafarerHelp helpline to provide emotional support to seafarers and their families affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The money awarded has has also funded medical treatment for seafarers, their wives, children or dependant parents as a result of COVID-19 hospitalisation, and provided financial support to 23 families whose seafarer died of coronavirus.

to support a food ingredients programme in Southern India, where many seafarers are experiencing difficulty in taking up new employment contracts, causing severe financial difficulties. The programme will provide 1,350 seafarers with ingredients such as rice, dhal, oil, fruit and vegetables, helping to meet their basic nutritional needs for 15 days.