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With You - Our Ships Become Hospitals

Propelled by compassion, lives are transformed by action when Mercy Ships volunteers bring safe and accessible healthcare to Africa. So, find your place on board and fulfill an extraordinary mission by sharing your knowledge, experience, skills, and drive to bring hope and healing. Volunteer opportunities for electricians, plumbers, deck officers, marine engineers, information technology, hospitality staff, teachers, chaplains, lab technicians, nurses, pharmacist, surgeons, ophthalmologists, dentists and more. Join an international volunteer health care community aboard our hospital ships and make your mark today.

Why You are Needed

Each year as many as 2,500 volunteer
professionals from over 60 countries serve on board our fleet doing humanitarian work.

Why You are Needed

Each year as many as 1,550 volunteers from 60 nations serve on board our fleet doing humanitarian work.

Volunteer in Africa: Find Your Place on Board

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Healthcare Volunteers

Volunteer opportunities are available in the operation room, hospital, radiology, pharmacy and more.

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Management and Information Services

Volunteer opportunities are available in HR, IT, hospitality, finances, school departments and more.

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Marine, Trade and Operations

Volunteer opportunities are available in navigation, engineering, logistics, supply, operation departments and more.

From left, Carolina S Salazar Tobon, HOPE Center Facilitator, Ruth Dikobo Penda, General, Martha Rodriguez, Manager, Manuela Decker, Facilitator, Jorge Silva Sierra, Facilitator, David Bies, Facilitator, and Tabea Katja Ammann, Facilitator.

Volunteer Abroad for Mercy Ships

The community onboard our hospital ships are a vibrant mosaic of skills, talents, and life experience. Every year volunteers come from around the world to serve in humanitarian work. Contact us to see if there is a place for you.

We are here to help you in your volunteer journey!

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Catherine Tremblay

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Noémie Ntahonkiriye

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1-866-900-7447 (toll free)

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Would you like to discover the stories of Canadian volunteers onboard? Inspiring journeys, challenges met, lives transformed. Found out here!

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We are so excited that you are interested in learning more about serving with us. This page provides help with the most common questions we receive.

Volunteer Crew Testimonials Doing Humanitarian Work

Volunteer Opportunities With Mercy Ships

Find your place onboard

Partner with us today, and don’t miss the opportunity to help change someone’s life forever. Your support and volunteer efforts bring hope and healing to so many in great need.

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