Who do we help at sea?
Everyone. Children, adults, men and women, no matter who they are, everyone we assist at sea is in a vulnerable position. We see people from all over the world taking this dangerous journey; from Bangladesh, Eritrea, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Sudan, Pakistan and many more. The one thing almost all of them have in common is the harsh conditions they have endured on the journey. After every rescue, we hear countless first-hand accounts of the alarming level of violence, arbitrary detention and exploitation experienced along their ways and in Libya at the hands of militias, smuggling networks, criminal gangs and private individuals. Many of the people we rescue have international protection needs or may have extra vulnerabilities, such as unaccompanied minors, single women, pregnant women, people with disabilities, severe medical cases and survivors of torture, sexual violence, human trafficking and/or shipwreck.