One of the unique features of Mercy Ships is the use of volunteers, enabling the charity to provide all of its services to the poor without charge. More and more Australians are seeking to serve with Mercy Ships short-term or long-term onboard one of the hospital ships or with the Australian office.
Mercy Ships Australia supports the UN’s Millenium Development Goals to:
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger - Achieve universal primary education - Promote gender equality and empower women - Reduce child mortality - Improve maternal health - Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases - Ensure environmental sustainability - Develop a global partnership for development
How can you help make a difference ?
Volunteering as a crew member with Mercy Ships will change your life forever. Openings are available in a wide variety of positions, both skilled and unskilled. Serve from as little as two weeks to full-time as a long-term crew member.
Whatever your skills or background, you can make a difference.
Crew raise their own financial support and travelling expenses thus assisting Mercy Ships to provide free medical care
Short-term : Volunteer for a period of between two weeks and one year on one of the ships, or at one of the 17 support offices world wide.
Career : Volunteer at a support office or ship for longer than one year.
Mission Challenge Teams : These enable individuals, service clubs and church groups to make a contribution in the lives of some of the world's most needy people.
New Steps : An integrated program that provides rehabilitation, health care and social and economic services to thousands who have been disabled and displaced by war, landmines or diseases.
Aberdeen Fistula Clinic Sierra Leone. The clinic's main focus is to transform lives performing much needed fistula operations. It also has a busy outpatients department
Mercy Ships Agriculture in Developing Nations : Working with people to rebuild, restore and renew their lives, land, communities and nation.
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