This year, we want to support an organization which is helping people to overcome borders and rescues them from the most dangerous situations:

Sea-Watch e.V.!

Sea-Watch e.V. is a non-profit organization that conducts civil search and rescue operations in the Central Med. In the presence of the humanitarian crisis, Sea-Watch provides emergency relief capacities, demands and pushes for rescue operations by the european institutions and stands up publicly for legal escape routes and the removal of the root causes of migration and flight.

In 2015, a few people decided to buy an old boat and modified it to rescue people in distress and headed out into the Mediterranean Sea. Sea-Watch e.V. was born and has since then rescued thousands of people that fled the African continent to seek refuge in Europe. With the EU-Turkey deal and the Balkan route closing, the focus of migration was again the Mediterranean Sea and as Libya emerged into a failed state, the conditions for many people there worsened quickly. Sea-Watch and other civil sea rescue operations are working constantly to spot the small rubber boats of the refugees and rescuing before they sink.

We are glad that we can support Sea-Watch in their continuous effort to help people in need and contribute to the civil sea rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea. We want to emphasize on Sea-Watchs demanding: safe passage now!

For more information check the Website of Sea-Watch e.V..