Search And Rescue for All Humans

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The basic inner conviction and practice that we convey with SARAH is universal: Search And Rescue for All Humans.

The dramatic developments on the flight routes to the Canary Islands - starting in Morocco, West Africa and Senegal - make it absolutely necessary for us to become active.

For this reason, we have decided to deviate from our original plan and go on our first mission as an observation mission around the Canary Islands.

Making Europe into a fortress does not mean that people will no longer flee. Rather, the routes that people have to take in their desperation and in their search for a better, safer life for themselves and their loved ones are becoming increasingly dangerous and deadly. Although over 16,000 people have arrived on the islands, the dangerous Atlantic crossing also cost at least 600 people their lives.

On the Canary Islands, the politically responsible structures are completely overwhelmed with the dignified accommodation of people who have arrived. The pier in Arguineguin, Gran Canaria, threatens to become a new moria. We urgently need to consider this new flight route!

Sea rescue is a humanitarian duty for us. The aim of our mission is to document the number of arriving boats over a period of 14 days. We want to know the condition of the people and the boats. Furthermore, the mission serves to get to know our potential new area of operation.

SARAH, our intended vessel, is fast and has a long range. This allows us to plan our missions flexibly and to shift our operational area quickly. We therefore see ourselves in a position to operate with SARAH both in the central Mediterranean and on the coast of West Africa.

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SARAH is short for "Search and Rescue for All Humans".

We are firmly convinced that no person in need should be left alone and that no one should be killed while fleeing.

We want to save human lives in the Mediterranean. The escape route across the Mediterranean is one of the deadliest and most dangerous ways to reach Europe. At this - our - European external border thousands of people have lost their lives in recent years.

Since the discontinuation of state-coordinated sea rescue operations in 2016, it is mainly civil sea rescue organizations that rescue people fleeing from drowning and document human rights violations in the Mediterranean.

Despite their efforts, people continue to die trying to cross the Mediterranean.

Meanwhile, the European Union continues to isolate itself and assumes neither political nor humanitarian responsibility, but relies on military armament and cooperation with civil war militias from Libya.

We will not accept this idly, we have a different vision of Europe.

We got together and founded SARAH because everyone of us knows:

#MyEuropecandomore #MeinEuropakannmehr

No one should drown while fleeing across the Mediterranean. Every life counts.

In explicit compliance with the Geneva Refugee Convention Art. 33 para. 1, no one shall be returned to a country where the life or health of the refugee is threatened. That means we are strictly against a return to Libya.

Sea rescue is a humanitarian duty and not an act of mercy.

We will be equipped with a newly built, fast and powerful Schiff save people from distress in the Mediterranean Sea. Our team has been active in both sea rescue and civil society initiatives since 2016. The experience we've gained and the unconditional humanitarian commitment flows into SARAH.

We warmly invite you to inform yourself on our site about our commitment and to support us actively.