Inspire our children

Every child deserves to dream big and succeed. But not all can have the opportunity to do so. Some are unable to participate in economic and social norms due to the great barriers they need to confront. Progressing our maritime industry with social inclusion is the right thing to do. This is how we do community. Leave No One Behind.

We are progressively working to support social sustainability and inclusion that integrates all people in our corporate ambitions.

To this end, we work with local non-profit organizations to reach out to communities particularly those marginalized or vulnerable population.

Our vision is to create communities that offer opportunities for everyone to reach their full potential and contribute to the human capital wealth.

Focus on youth in countries that we operate in We want to make a difference in countries that we operate in together with our employees and seafarers. Part of our social responsibility is to contribute to education opportunities leading to employment.

Inspire our children activities aims to raise the awareness about seafaring as a profession to marginalized or vulnerable children. We hope to inspire these children to dream big and discover the world beyond where they are. Snehasadan House No. 7 We made a donation to Snehasadan House No. 7 in Mumbai for much-needed renovation and repair costs.

We organized a luncheon for the children of Snehasadan on 9 July, and our seafarers were invited to support and share information about their careers. We hope the session will help them aim high in their ambitions and maybe become seafarers. Their presence meant so much to the children. Our seafarers made them smile and became their inspiration.

Capt Chinna Ruparaju introducing some basics about climbing up the ranks as a seafarer.

Chief Engineer Felix Pinto described to our young audience how life at sea is like. He also showed the camaraderie onboard and encouraged the girls on the potential of becoming female cadets.

Captain Stephen Demello shared about being a leader as ship captain and his responsibilities. He also gave a brief on a rescue operation at sea that happened during his watch.

About Snehasadan Snehasadan (Abode of Love) is a Mumbai-based nongovernmental organization that operates 12 houses; a home for women and children in distress; a centre for girls rescued from human traffi cking, and two contact centres at railway stations where welfare staff work with vulnerable children that live there.

The fi rst Snehasadan home was set up in Andheri (North of Mumbai) in 1962. Today, Snehasadan has 12 houses, a home for women and children in distress and two contact centres at railway stations which act as centres for welfare staff to work directly with the vulnerable children that dwell there. There’s also a crises centre for girls who have been rescued from human traffi cking.

Children of Snehasadan giving a dance performance

One for the album. Thank you seafarers coming to our event!

John Beck - WSM Vice President of Global Procurement (left), Pratibha Baviskar - Mumbai representative of our seafarers family club (center), presenting our donation to Father Wellington from Snehasadan to renovate the boys’ home that houses 17 children.

The girls from HOPE Foundation were very curious and asked questions during the career sharing session by our third engineer.

John Beck, WSM Vice President of Global Procurement, presented a cheque for our donation to HOPE Foundation for the renovation of Asharan Orphanage and Literacy Program for the unschooled.

HOPE Foundation in New Delhi We donated towards buildings renovations at Asharan Orphanage and purchased necessities to aid children in the Literacy Programme for the Unschooled in Karkardooma; HOPE Foundation runs both. We held a tea reception in New Delhi on 11 July at Bharat National Public School for the children and invited our third engineer to share his experiences and life at sea.

The seafaring life is unheard of among the children of HOPE. So, they were captivated when our third engineer, Nishant Chauhan, shared his adventures on the seven seas. His wife, Sonali Mahthan, is our New Delhi seafarers’ family club representative, and she shared her experiences as a seafarer’s wife.

We thank our seafarers for joining us in this meaningful activity. They opened the children’s eyes to a new world, giving them hope and inspiration to go further.

Our Third Engineer Nishant Chauhan (left) and his wife, Sonali Mahthan - New Delhi representative for our seafarers family club, have made the girls dream bigger that day.

About HOPE Foundation HOPE Foundation is a non-sectarian charity driven by a team of over 500 people and many more volunteers and partners. Their mission, spanning 19 cities in India, is to bring hope to those with none and change the lives of everyone. A perfect ending to a perfect day. Ice-cream for everyone!

to stay in school by making learning fun, interactive and engaging. They pay special attention to the education of girls through the education support program “Cradle to Career” that ensures every child completes her education, is in good health and has a choice between higher studies or a vocation after school.

Bahay at Yaman ni San Martin De Porres in the Philippines We have funded the renovation of a Culinary Room for Bahay at Yaman ni San Martin De Porres Inc (BYSMPI), a local shelter for children in Bustos Bulacan in the Philippines.

Our project will equip the Culinary Room with a fullyfl edged hot and cold kitchen. We want to give the children an opportunity to attain technical-vocational skills in the culinary sector and use these life skills for a career they can advance. In addition to the donation, we hosted a career-sharing session for the children to learn about seafaring. During this session, Chief Offi cer Robin S. Enriquez spoke about his journey to become a seafarer and Capt. Shane J. Collamar made a video onboard the sailing vessel to showcase life at sea, camaraderie, and team spirit.

We held fun activities and games, and the children, seafarers, and our employees had a great time. The children showcased their musical talents by performing well-orchestrated pieces. Thanks to our seafarers, family members and employees that joined us. Your presence made it extra special for the children.

[L-R] Capt. Allan Sarmiento, General Manager for Wilhelmsen Smith Bell Manning Inc, Anette Hoey, Vice President of Marine Personnel for Wilhelmsen Ship Management, Rev. Fr. Florentino S. Concepcion, Mission Director for Bahay at Yaman, Marie Loise Allen G. Santiago, Psychometrician for Bahay at Yaman

Chief Offi cer Robin S. Enriquez spoke about his journey to become a seafarer and Capt. Shane J. Collamar made a video onboard the sailing vessel to showcase life at sea, camaraderie, and team spirit.

The children showcased their musical talents as they performed their well orchestrated pieces to the audiences.

Loads of fun activities and games took place the whole morning. The children, seafarers and our employees took part in all the activities and had a great time together.

We ended the day with lunch for everyone and a good networking session for seafarers from diff erent fl eets to greet and meet.

We would like to thank all seafarers, family members and employees that have joined us. Your presence made it extra special for the children of Bahai at Yaman.

About Bahay at Yaman ni San Martin de Porres Inc. BYSMPI is a temporary shelter caring for children from 11 years of age who can stay in the centre until they are 18 before transitioning to a semi-independent living programme. Currently, it houses 55 girls and 62 boys and off ers additional services such as health and nutrition; education; personal development; semi-independent living and technicalvocational skills training. At present, BYSMPI houses 55 girls and 62 boys. Its programs and services include Temporary Home-Life Shelter; Case Management; Health and Nutrition; Education; Personality Development; Semi-Independent Living; Spiritual and Values Formation; Technical-Vocational Skills Training; and Community Participation and Outreach. BYSMPI is registered to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a licensed social welfare and development agency (SWDA) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The shelter is affi liated with UST-Angelicum College and is one of their Re-Entry Education Agenda for the Poor (REAP) sites.

Learning Centre for Underprivileged Children We sponsored a learning centre in Dadar, a densely populated residential neighbourhood in Mumbai. The centre provides value-based sessions to improve self-esteem and self-confi dence to around 25 students living in slum areas. It gives children English, Maths, and Life Skills subjects as after-school care lessons when they return from their daily school sessions. With additional funding, we hope to grow the centre to accommodate 50 students.

[L-R] Anette Hoey, Vice President of Marine Personnel, Hakon Lenz, Chief Operating Offi cer for Wilhelmsen Ship Management, Pratibha Baviskar, Wilhelmsen Seafarer Representative Mumbai, Beena Advani, Chief Operating Offi cer for Angel Xpress, John Beck, Vice President of Global Procurement System, Carl Schou, CEO and President and Esther Gan, Vice President of Marketing and Communication for Wilhelmsen Ship Management.

We held an “Inspire our Children” session where Carl Schou, CEO and President of Wilhelmsen Ship Management; Kunal Katyal, General Manager of Wilhelmsen Marine Personnel India, and our second offi cer Joel Barboza gave engaging talks about shipping and life at sea to the children of Angel Xpress Foundation (AXF).

The children showcased their talents as they performed their well choreographed dances to the audience and a student testimony on the impact of the learning center that has changed her life.

We adjourned the event with lunch distribution for the children where our seafarers helped in the distribution.

It was a good opportunity for the Wilhelmsen senior management and seafarers to meet and network with each other. It was a great catching up session for everyone.

About Angel Xpress Foundation AXF is a Mumbai-based accredited not-for-profi t organization off ering a platform for concerned and conscious citizens who can spare their time and resources for the betterment of school-going children from neighbouring slums.

Today, students enrol on AXF programmes starting from Grade 2 and are tutored, mentored, and guided through to Grade 12. AXF’s “The Free Learning Centre Project” enables citizens to off er experiences to school-goers. Currently, it has 20 centres across Mumbai.

Read more about AXF : https://angelxpress.org/ We would like to thank all seafarers, family members and employees that have joined us. Your presence made it extra special for the children of Angel Xpress that day.