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Many of the poorest cities in the world are ports – places with the highest infant mortality, shortest life expectancy and lowest income. Mercy Ships docks in these places deploying volunteer professionals, onboard the largest NGO hospital ship in the world, to provide world class medical care and health care capacity building across the nation Our newest hospital ship is self-contained, equipped with its’ own water, power, medical supplies and skilled volunteers. In this way Mercy Ships can side-step some of the basic and intractable problems facing other aid agencies – lack of reliable power, water, personnel and ways to deliver projects – and make a lasting difference

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Categories

  • Disaster Relief Disaster Relief
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Women & Girls Women & Girls

    Situation

    Project Goal: Improve food security and family income Expected Outcomes: Train 9 staff from 3 local NGOs in organic agriculture and effective food storage. Increase variety, availability & quality of locally grown produce. Increase knowledge of land/resource conservation. Promote food production as a way to reduce poverty, increase income and improve quality of life Local NGOs to then train women farmers in their respective communities and provide micro-credit facilities and support to the farmers Cost: Total project costs are £32,000

    Solution

    100%
    Categories

  • Disaster Relief Disaster Relief
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Women & Girls Women & Girls