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Theresa Rowntree, (75) from Braintree in Essex, who recently lost her sight is part of a knitting team producing teddy bears for child patients on board the world’s largest charity hospital ship, the Africa Mercy.

Rebecca Bond from Bassingbourn, Hertfordshire, was deeply touched by stories from her sister, Veronica Weatherhead, a nurse from Royston, who volunteered on board the Africa Mercy in Togo earlier this year.  read more »

Father’s Day will be extra special this year for surgeon Leo Cheng as he and his 18-year-old daughter Kat will be preparing for a six week trip together to volunteer on the world’s largest charity hospital ship.

The father and daughter from Cambridge are heading to Togo in West Africa at the beginning of July to volunteer for the international charity Mercy Ships which provides free medical care and humanitarian aid via its hospital ship the Africa Mercy.   read more »

Mercy Ships is celebrating International Children’s Day today (1st June). In the last 30 years Mercy Ships has helped save the lives of thousands of children who have suffered at the hands of poverty.  read more »

If we told you we wanted to increase productivity by 32%, reduce our CO2 by 20% and reduce our fuel running costs by £470,000 a year, would you feel able to help us achieve this?

With your help we can upgrade the Africa Mercy’s 30-year-old generators to make them quieter, fuel efficient and able to cope for the next 30 years of service.  read more »

Mercy Ships UK has appointed a new Head of Fundraising as part of its commitment to developing the international charity throughout the UK.

Sarah Balser, who has more than 20 years experience in the fundraising sector, joined Mercy Ships this month and will oversee a team that raises funds for the world’s largest charity hospital ship – the Africa Mercy. The ship, crewed by more than 400 volunteers, provides free medical and humanitarian aid to the world’s poorest people.  read more »

Our marathon runners are helping us to transform the lives of the world’s forgotten poor. One by one.

You could be part of it!

Mercy Ships UK has guaranteed places for the Virgin London Marathon on 17th April 2011.  Join our team and raise money to help fund our hospital ship whilst having an experience of a lifetime with thousands of other runners.

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Hannah Warren, 25, a nurse from Milton Keynes recently returned from Haiti having spent two weeks offering vital aid to thousands of affected earthquake victims.

Hannah joined a team of Mercy Ships volunteers to offer her skills as a nurse to victims of the Haiti earthquake. Hannah had originally applied to volunteer with Mercy Ships on its floating hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, currently on a seven month outreach in Togo.   read more »

Mercy Ships celebrated International Nurses Day on 12th May in recognition of more than 20,000 nurses who have volunteered with Mercy Ships in the last 30 years.

One such nurse is Julia Smith (28) a ward nurse from Sheffield who is currently in Togo volunteering on board the Africa Mercy, the world’s largest charity hospital ship.

Julia said: “Being a ward nurse on the Africa Mercy is very different to being a ward nurse at home.  Volunteering is a very humbling experience and one that I treasure.   read more »

Young farmers in Africa are set to benefit from the efforts of young farmers in Scotland thanks to a unique partnership between the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC), Robert Wiseman Dairies and Mercy Ships.

The Spirit of Hope Campaign aims to raise vital funds for young farmers in Benin, West Africa, who are taking part in a Mercy Ships project which trains them in organic, reproducible farming methods designed to increase yields and provide them with the long-term ability to feed their families and earn a living.  read more »

David Clamp, a 43-year-old  IT Manager from St Albans, is running in this year’s Virgin London Marathon in aid of Mercy Ships, and has recruited his dog Tugs to keep him company on his long training runs.

David hopes to raise £2000 for the world’s largest charity hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, which is currently on a seven month outreach in Togo offering life saving surgeries and vital medical care to many needy people.  read more »