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Mercy Ships

Mercy Ships Nederland

Mercy Ships provides free surgical care in Africa from two hospital ships staffed by volunteers. The Dutch office recruits medical and non-medical crew, hosts information evenings, and runs home-crew volunteering in the Netherlands.

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Why this is listed

Verified 2026-10-24: 'vrijwilligerswerk aan boord' and home-crew options, information evenings listed. Mercy Ships is a Christian charity founded in Switzerland (1978).

How to start

  1. Open mercyships.nl (opens an external site) and read what Mercy Ships says about itself before you read anything else.
  2. Check the time it asks for: ongoing.
  3. Look at the filings below, then decide. Numbers are context, not a verdict.
  4. Tell your church. Going out is rarely meant to be done alone.

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