Coast supports the initiatives of Mercy Ships in support of the needyr Countries



The crocieristico group Coast has given the go-ahead today to the memorandum of understanding which signed recently with Mercy Ships, the humanitarian association that manages the Africa Mercy ship-hospital operated currently to Cotonou, in the Republic of the Benin, in West Africa, thanks to the presence on board of coming volunteers gives beyond 40 nations. Africa Mercy is larger the not governmental hospital ship of the world, inaugurated in 2007 and planned purposely for the mission of Mercy Ships.

The agreement represents the line of departure for the development of synergies in various fields, with the objective to support the activities put in work from Mercy Ships. According to the understanding, the group Coast will develop specific programs in the following areas: promotion of the activities of Mercy Ships on board of the 26 ships of the fleet Coast (Costa Crociere, Costa Asia, AIDA Cruises) in order to raise awareness the hosts; creation of a program of voluntary service on board of the ships Mercy Ships for the dependent and the crew of Costa Crociere and AIDA Cruises; opportunity for the officials of covered and car of Mercy Ships to on board increase their experience in marine field through periods of formation and nautical training of the ships of the group Coast.

In occasion of the event of presentation of the agreement, than one has held today to Madrid, the group Coast, besides to engage itself in the long term in the collaboration on the programs, has carried out an immediate donation of 100 thousand euros in order to support the mission of Mercy Ships, that it will carry hope and aid to the people in difficulty, being supplied to offer sanitary assistance in the Developing countries. The donation of the group Coast will contribute to the financing than 1.700 executed participations more life-saving from the voluntary surgeons of Africa Mercy during its pause in Benin.

"The collaboration with organizations that have to heart our same objectives - has declared the managing director of the group Coast, Michael Thamm - it has always had great importance for us. We are pleased to have under way a partnership with an association as Mercy Ships, that it offers sanitary services of inestimable value here where I am of vital importance for the population, being afforded us of giving a concrete and meaningful contribution".

Specifying that the agreement previews moreover that the members of the crews of the ships of the crocieristico group can demand to carry out a period of voluntary service on Africa Mercy, Thamm has emphasized that "for the group Coast it is important to create a job atmosphere that allows with ours employee to participate in concrete terms to voluntary service activity. With great enthusiasm - it has added - we will share our competences with the crew of Africa Mercy and are sure that this experience will give the opportunity to us to learn and to grow".

"We are extremely pleasing - it has commented Don Stephens, founder and general manager of Mercy Ships - for the partnership that we have with the group Coast. It will be an one of a kind collaboration, that it will see involved employee theirs, crew and passengers in the support to Mercy Ships and our program. Entirety lasceremo a long-lasting sign in the nations in which we will lend service".