Consilium strengthens its partnership with Mercy Ships by contributing with volunteers to the world’s largest hospital ship, Africa Mercy

In 2015, Consilium Marine & Safety AB entered partnership with the charitable organization Mercy Ships. The partnership is now further enhanced by Consilium’s choice to contribute with volunteers to Mercy Ships’ hospital ship Africa Mercy, to work onboard for one month’s time.

Mercy Ships owns and operate the world’s largest civilian hospital ship that offers free medical care and education to some of the world’s poorest countries. Mercy Ships started in 1978 and has since then helped over 2.5 million people in more than 70 countries. Every year, around 1000 volunteers contribute to Mercy Ships’ vital work, from surgeons and nurses, to ship personnel and administrative staff.

Consilium now contributes volunteers by letting one of their employees go to the hospital ship to help in Mercy Ships work. Consilium’s ambition is to continue to encourage their employees to go to Mercy Ships’ floating hospital as volunteers, to assist in the work they do on-site. Many of Consilium’s employees feel strongly about Mercy Ships’ cause, and some are contributing as volunteers with various administrative duties here at home.  

Lena Cesarino, who is the first in line from Consilium to visit Africa Mercy as a volunteer, will arrive in Cameroon at the end of October, and will be onboard Africa Mercy for one month. Lena will be working as an “Operations Assistant”, meaning she will, among other things, assist in the dining room and the café in different ways, and some housekeeping duties. ”I have been interested in volunteering for quite some time, but it wasn’t until I came across Mercy Ships that I felt like I had found my perfect match. Their cause really struck my heart. I admire how they not only operate in the countries they visit, but how they also focus on educating local medical personnel, in order for them to take on the job”, Lena says.

“We are very proud of Lena Cesarino, who takes further steps and strengthens our partnership with Mercy Ships even more, which also takes our social responsibility to new levels. We hope that this will be the start of many more volunteers from Consilium onboard Mercy Ships”, says Nicklas Bergström, President at Consilium Marine & Safety. 

For questions or more information, contact:

Malin Cardemar
Marketing manager
Dir: +46 31 710 77 38
Mob: +46 735 95 32 51
Malin.Cardemar@consilium.se
www.consilium.se 

About Consilium

Consilium is one of the world’s leading suppliers of safety and navigation products and solutions. The product portfolio comprises fire alarm systems, gas and emission detection, complete fire safety systems and automation systems, as well as navigational equipment, among other things. Systems and products are mainly marketed towards shipyards and ship owners, together with the oil and gas industry and the energy sector. The guiding-star of Consilium’s total offerings is to contribute in the protection of lives, material assets and the environment. Consilium’s goal is to be the customer’s first choice when safety matters and to offer superior customer value. The ambition is to become a global leader within well defined market and product areas, by utilization of the Group’s combined competence, long experience and successful innovations – and thereby create long-lasting shareholder value. Consilium is publicly listed on NASDAQ Stockholm, has 1000 employees and a turnover of more than SEK 1,700 million. Further information is available at http://www.consilium.se/

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