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Mercy Ships Volunteer Stories
Mercy Ships “Food for Life” Program: Changing Lives in Senegal at the Root Level
Mercy Ships has long been committed to strengthening health systems and providing direct medical services through...
The Mercy Ships Operating Room: Where Lives Are Changed Forever
Our surgical delivery model was built on efficiency, volunteers, and hope. In the regions of the world where...
Women of Mercy Ships – Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021
International Women’s Day (#IWD) was founded in 1975 by the United Nations in support of “women’s rights and...
Heroes of Healthcare: Professor Raphiou Diallo
Our Heroes of Healthcare series features incredible medical professionals spanning Africa's continent. Today, we...
Heroes of Healthcare: Emmanuel Essah
Through the medical capacity building program, Mercy Ships works hand-in-hand with partnering nations and local...
Celebrating International Volunteer Day
In 1985, International Volunteer Day (IVD) was mandated by the General Assembly of the United Nations and has been...
Back to School – On the Water?
As millions of students and educators around the world prepare to begin classes again this fall, many will be faced...
A Day in the Life of Captain Perez
When Taylor Perez unexpectedly docked his cable vessel in Hawaii and joined the Mercy Ships crew for lunch on...
Teaching to Heal: A Volunteer Story
Imagine a child whose life has been spent in shadows and darkness because of a simple cataract. For most people in...
A Closer Look: Serving Onboard the Africa Mercy®
A couple common questions we get from those interested in volunteering with us focuses on the safety of our crew....
An Experience of a Lifetime: Academy Students Participate in Work Experience Program
What do you want to be when you grow up? For so many young people, this daunting question fills them with fear. But...
International Day of Friendship
Living onboard a hospital ship is a unique experience for our volunteers. Whether serving in the hospital or in...
Keeping Us Going: The Transport & Maintenance Department
Our mission of hope and healing extends well past the hospital wards on our ships. The Mercy Ships crew consists of...
Day of the Seafarer
Our volunteers are an integral part of our mission, offering their time and talent to deliver the highest quality medical care to those in desperate need...
Heroes of Mercy
Our volunteers are an integral part of our mission, offering their time and talent to deliver the highest quality medical care to those in desperate need...