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Ambassador Bockari Stevens receives Mercy Ship delegation
Washington D.C. Feb 1, 2011 The Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United States, His Excellency Bockari Kortu Stevens received an eight-man delegation from the Mercy Ship at the Embassy’s 1701 19th Street Washington DC premises.
Kids in Africa get a Healthy Smile
Mercy Ships, a global charity, is putting an international twist on bringing smiles to kids. Give Kids a Smile Day, observed the first Friday in February by the American Dental Association, is a day when dentists in the United States offer free oral care to children of low-income families. This year, an estimated 39,000 kids in the United States will receive free services.
Mercy Ships Honors Crew on World Volunteer Day
"There is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer. With it beats the spirit of service, generosity and compassion...and the health and well-being of our community, our country and our world." KOBI YAMADA
Mercy Ships Helps Disabled Boy Walk Straight into a Better Life
On December 3, 2010, the world will take a moment to recognize the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The United Nations observance aims to promote a better understanding of disability issues with a focus on the rights of persons with disabilities. Too often we forget that many people, from all countries and all age groups, struggle with disabilities every day. Mercy Ships uses its state-of-the-art hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, to address some of these needs through free medical care to the forgotten poor.
Colorado Family Volunteers, Changing Lives in Africa
Did you know that volunteering has benefits far beyond what you can imagine? “The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research” is a study done by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The research found a significant connection between volunteering and good health. The report shows that volunteers have greater longevity, higher functional ability, lower rates of depression and less incidence of heart disease. This is superb news for Mercy Ships, an organization that operates a hospital ship staffed with a volunteer crew.
New Norwegian-Dutch docudrama series “Fride and the Ship” to air on KRO Children’s TV
New Norwegian-Dutch docudrama series “Fride on the Ship” for KRO Children’s TV Begins Monday, November 1st.
Mercy Ships Food for Life Program Celebrates World Food Day
Garden Valley, Texas October 13, 2010 – World Food Day, celebrated on October 16th, is a worldwide event designed to increase awareness, understanding and informed year-round action to alleviate hunger. The Mercy Ships Food for Life program is also focusing on alleviating hunger by improving nutrition in some of the poorest countries in West Africa.
Mercy Ships Shares the Right to Sight on a Global Scale
Garden Valley, Texas, October 14, 2010 - World Sight Day celebrates a blessing that we often taken for granted – the gift of sight. This year the focus is specifically on eye health and equal access to care. Mercy Ships uses its state-of-the-art hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, to deliver world-class health care to some of the poorest countries in the world. Their services include Mercy Vision, an eye care program that includes land-based eye clinics as well as eye surgeries done onboard the ship.
World Teacher’s Day 2010: P.E. Teacher Educates Youth on the High Seas
Teachers have one of the most critical and challenging jobs in the world – educating young minds and laying the groundwork for children to become adults. Most teachers choose that line of work because they want to give children the knowledge and skills needed to live happily and productively in our world. It is a huge undertaking as teachers often find themselves working at local schools with minimal resources and maximum classroom capacity.
For Sustainable EH&S Solutions & Online MSDS Management, Mercy Ships Selects MSDSonline
Garden Valley, TX (September 2, 2010) – Operating the world’s largest charity hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, and providing world-class health care services to areas of substantial need around the world, Mercy Ships is a global organization with global environmental, health and safety (EH&S) challenges. To meet those challenges, Mercy Ships chose industry-leader, MSDSonline, for its on-demand material safety data sheet (MSDS) management and compliance solutions.
Mercy Ships Presented $93,000 gift for Haiti Recovery Effort
Mercy Ships was presented a $93,000 gift today for their ongoing relief efforts in Haiti by The Million Dollar Round Table Foundation.
Cuna Eases Africa Mercy Communication
Cuna's generosity when partnering with Mercy Ships was timely and much appreciated.
Texas Philanthropist, Annette Simmons, joins forces with Mercy Ships to bring hope and healing
Garden Valley, Texas, August 4, 2010 - Mercy Ships announced today that Mrs. Annette Simmons has given a gift of stock in the amount of $1,015,635.19, that will be utilized to provide hope and healing to the forgotten poor. In making this announcement, Don Stephens, President and Founder of Mercy Ships, stated, “The world wide economic situation has been difficult for all charities, and annually the slowest month of the year is August. This gift could not have come at a better time as the needs of the poor know no calendar. We are honored and blessed to have Annette come forward to join us and provide an opportunity of life to those we serve.
Mercy Ships Releases Abel Dalome Just in Time for Father’s Day - A Father’s Dream Becomes a Reality
Thanks to Mercy Ships, Abel Dalome, disfigured for 11 years, will walk home a different way. His legs will be in front of him instead of behind him. His fathers dream is now a reality thanks to the 474 volunteer hospital ship docked in Lom.
Mercy Ships Denmark Announces New National Director
The board of Mercy Ships Denmark is pleased to announce the confirmation of Jens-Erik Engelbrecht as National Director Mercy Ships Denmark effective immediately.
Connections | A Mercy Ships Update | May 2010
In this month's webisode, our host, Dr. Andy Rosson, continues to bring us news from the unique world of Mercy Ships. He talks about the Presidential visit to the Africa Mercy, find out more about the Academy staff's odyssey to Kenya to attend a conference and ask visiting US Congressman, Louie Gohmert to share his impressions after his visit to the Africa Mercy.
Mercy Ships Announces Sierra Leone Field Service
Mercy Ships has selected Sierra Leone as the site for the 2011 Field Service for the world's largest charity hospital ship, the Africa Mercy. This will be the fourth time that Mercy Ships has delivered free world-class medical care to the impoverished West African nation. The protocols and Memoranda of Understanding were recently signed. The Sierra Leone government was represented by The Honourable Vice President, Sam-Sumana, and Mercy Ships was represented by Mr. Don Stephens, President and Founder. The agreement provides the necessary collaboration with the Sierra Leone government in regard to the port, security, water and sanitation. It also opens the door for the Mercy Ships Advance Team to do the preliminary work necessary for the upcoming Field Service.
Mercy Ships Founder Speaks in Ottawa and Toronto
Canadian parliamentarians, diplomats, donors and alumni gathered at three receptions in Ottawa and Toronto March 24 and 25 to hear Mercy Ships President and Founder Don Stephens present the work of the international hospital ship charity that provides medical and developmental programs free of charge to the forgotten poor.
Mercy Ships Information Services Receives Grant from USAID ASHA
Email and technology upgrades have been made possible by a generous USAID-ASHA grant to Mercy Ships, a global charity that provides medical services and training, as well as infrastructure development and health care capacity building, to areas of natural disaster or chronic need. USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) is providing a $500,000 grant through ASHA (American Schools and Hospitals Abroad).
