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Stella
Maris Center ,Phuket
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Under
Catholic Commission for Migrants and Prisoners
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44/21
Sri Sena Road, Talard Yai Sub-District, Muang District,
Phuket 83000 Tel. 66-7621-7218, Fax. 66-7621-7219 |
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| Current Clients : Stella Maris Centre, Phket, has been set up to provide pastoral care to seafarers and workers in ships when docked. It promotes physical and spiritual safety as well as promoting good relatoionships with families when their members travel or are eway from home. | |
| At present, ships anchor for much short time on shore. However, the fishing industry has grown much bigger with foreign fishery workers coming to work in fishing boats in this province. They are mainly from Burma, that have entered the country illegally,. This cause several roblems. Therefore, Stella Maris,Phuket , provides assistance to indiviuals and groups on an humanitarian basis. | |
| Year of Establishment : 1993 | |
| Co-ordinator : Mr. Lourdes Litang Alarde | |
| Personnel : 5 staff members and 1 volunteer | |
| Target group | |
| 1. | Seafarers and seamen. |
| 2. | Workers on fishing boats and in the fishing indusry along sea ports and their family members, especcialy foreigners. |
| 3. | fishing workers the who are HIV positives or have other health problems. |
| 4. | Foregin workers at constuction sites. |
| 5. | Detainees, that are in juvenile detention centres, especialy those who do not have relatives. |
| Target Area : Different piers in Phuket Province | |
| Objectives | |
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To give assistance to seamen in contacing their families and help them to get a rest. |
| 2. | To visit foreign workers at different business enterprises to give assistance to the sick, advice and necessary medicine. |
| 3. | To develop worker and community leaders with knowledge on HIV/AIDS and develop partners in HIV/AIDS prevention. |
| 4. | To give counselling to PLWHA and interested people who need counselling. |
| 5. | To coordinate with state agencies involved in medical care of PLWHA. |
| 6. | To give assistance to deainees, especially those who do not have relatives. |
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Visit ships and fishing at sea ports to study working conditions and give assistance to seamen who need help. |
| 2. | Visit workers at construction sites and give advice and assistance to workers, esprcially on health problems and HIV/AIDS |
| 3. | Organise training for workers and fishing workers at the fishing ports and in the communities and their living quarters |
| 4. | Hold meetng of volunteers to build capacity of community leaders and promote on going prevention campaigns. |
| 5. | Give counselling and assistance to those who have problems related to HIV/AIDS |
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Provide temporary shelter for PLWHA. |
| 7. | Viste sea going ships to study the working and living conditions of seamen. |
| 8. | Support seamen in the practice of religions. |
| 9. | Facilitate the seamen to contact their families to promote unity of their families. |
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14 Rd,Yannawa,Bangkok 10120,Thailand Tel. 66 2 681 3900 Exit 1309 Fax. 66 2 681 5857
e-mail : chc@cbct.net
Update March 2011
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