3. Mercy Ships Overview
• Established in 1978
• Operates the world’s largest non-
governmental hospital ship, Africa Mercy
• 1,200 volunteers from up to 40 nations
annually

4. The Mercy Ship, Africa Mercy, in Benin

5. Mercy Ships’ Regional Strategy
• Mercy Ships has
worked in Africa
since 1990, focusing
primarily in West
Africa.
• Goal: Provide health
care services and
capacity building
through training.

6. Mercy Ships’ Regional Strategy
• Performed more
than 61,000 free
surgeries
• Treated over
539,000 patients in
village medical and
dental clinics
• Mentored
approximately
29,400 local health
care professionals

7. History of Working with Rotary
• Mercy Ships has partnered with
Rotarians since 1987
• 8 matching grants
• 1 competitive grant
• 2 global grants
• Rotary International of the
British Isles (RIBI) charity of
choice 2005-06

8. Strategic Partnership with
Rotary
Partnership to focus on the deployment of
Rotary Vocational Training Teams in the
following areas:

9. Disease Control and Training

10. Ophthalmology

11. Vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF)

12. Rotary has been an “anchor”
in all we do!

14. Thank you, Rotary!
www.mercyships.org

15. For More Information
• Visit www.mercyships.org
• Visit www.rotary.org