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Years10
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Survivors>39.000
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Missions Humanity 119
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Volunteer groups9
10 years search and rescue
On course for solidarity
For 10 years, we have been committed to ensuring that no one fleeing their home country has to drown. We rescue, care for, bear witness and bring about change – together with a committed civil society that tirelessly supports us. However, current political developments are making our work increasingly difficult. Europe is focusing on isolation. Our response: we are sending a second rescue ship – a sailing ship – to the Mediterranean to rescue even more people and bear witness to violations of the law at sea.
We need your support to launch the second rescue ship, Humanity 2! We need 900,000€ to purchase and convert the ship. It’s a large sum, but together we can raise it. Please support us with your donation!
We have been operating in the Central Mediterranean for 10 years and have seen the situation continue to escalate. Survivors report horrific human rights violations during their flight and at sea. Because search and rescue capacities are lacking and civilian ships are kept out of the area of operation, there is no one there to prevent or witness these violations of the law.
Since 2023, the escape route has shifted to the sea area between Europe and Libya. More rescue ships are urgently needed there. At the same time, people seeking protection in this area are experiencing massive human rights violations during violent repatriations. Because these have hardly been documented so far, they remain invisible and no one is held accountable.
With Humanity 2, we want to change that. The sailing ship perfectly complements our existing rescue ship Humanity 1 and rescues lives where hardly anyone has looked.
‘Our vision is that no more people have to drown while fleeing and that everyone is treated with dignity.’
‘As SOS Humanity, we have defined four goals for our work: Rescue, Protect, Inform and Change.’
‘As a captain, I am always reminded that saving lives is a duty!’
