Summary:'The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) is an international not-for-profit maritime organisation which works to ensure that seafarers and their families have the support and resources they need to respond to the challenges of life at sea, and to drive seafarer-centred change within the maritime sector.
ISWAN is there for all seafarers and their families around the world, whatever they are facing, providing free helpline services (SeafarerHelp and YachtCrewHelp), educational resources, relief funds and humanitarian support, with regional teams based in India and the Philippines. ISWAN also works to drive seafarer-centred change within the maritime sector for better health, safety and wellbeing amongst seafarers and their families, using data insights from its helplines to inform the development of new projects and services.
NOTE - SeafarerHelp has its own listing under this guide.