Why I stayed in seafaring
24 December 2024
1 min read
By: Elijah Jose C. Barrios
Our Regional Representative in Nigeria, Afusat Eke, joined members of the National Seafarers’ Welfare Board to celebrate Christmas with seafarers and provide support to those in need.
On 24 December 2019, ISWAN’s Regional Representative in Nigeria, Afusat Eke, joined members of the National Seafarers’ Welfare Board of Nigeria (NSWB) to celebrate Christmas with seafarers on their vessels at Apapa Port.
Two days later on 26 December, Afusat, members of the NSWB and Reverend Aduroja from The Mission to Seafarers visited seafarers currently being held at Ikoyi Prison. The group provided the seafarers with food, drinks and toiletries as well as spiritual support, and encouraged the seafarers to keep hope alive.
ISWAN and the NSWB provide welfare services to seafarers calling at ports in Nigeria, as well as their families. These services include psychotherapy sessions, counselling, prison and ship visiting, port chaplaincy and a free bus for shopping and sightseeing during shore leave. Seafarers and their families can get in touch with ISWAN and the NSWB in Lagos by calling 08060616034 / 08084255182 / 08062354971 or contacting ISWAN’s free, 24-hour helpline, SeafarerHelp: seafarerhelp.org.
24 December 2024
1 min read
By: Elijah Jose C. Barrios
18 December 2024
2 min read
We spoke to three members of the steering group for our Social Interaction Matters (SIM) Project to hear their thoughts on the latest exciting research taking place on board working vessels.
16 December 2024
3 min read
Many seafarers will spend the holidays away from home this year – SeafarerHelp and YachtCrewHelp are available around the clock for seafarers and their families who need someone to talk to.
