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| Niger River at Faranah near the source |
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About the charity
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Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships is an international charity that provides free medical and humanitarian services to the people of Africa using its hospital ship, the Africa Mercy. In the developing world, lack of access to basic health care can have horrific results. Mercy Ships freely provides relief to the forgotten poor - saving lives, improving quality of life and restoring hope.
The Africa Mercy is the world's largest non-governmental hospital ship - staffed with volunteer doctors, nurses, engineers and agriculturists - that visits ports in some of the world's poorest countries. Doctors, surgeons and nurses onboard provide free medical and surgical services, while off ship teams help local communities develop sustainable water, sanitation and education programmes.
For further information on Mercy Ships please visit www.mercyships.org.uk or call 01438 727800.
Charity Registration No
1053055 Scotland (SC039743)
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£5,000.00 |
| Donations so far: |
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2,176.91
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| Personal message: |
Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me, Ben Willis, online.
The river Niger flows through one of the world's most challenging and least known areas. From its source in the highlands of Guinea, through Mali and Niger before finally entering the Atlantic in Nigeria, it embodies the spirit of West Africa: an orgin of identity, a source of income, a migratory route - in short a vital lifeline for many of the 100million who live within its reach.
But it is also under increasing pressure. For centuries the lifeblood of the region, the Niger is now at daily risk from pollution, encroaching desert and habitat destruction all resulting from human activity.
Together with photographer Daniel Norwood, and with support from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, I aim to follow the river from its source to its mouth. Our journey will in parts follow the routes taken by the first European explorers of the Niger, many of whom were sent to their eventual deaths in an attempt to solve the riddle of where the river began and ended. On the way we hope to document the changing face of the Niger and the daily struggle of communities whose wellbeing is inextricably linked with that of the river itself.
View our blog at http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nigerriverproject
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Mercy Ships will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.
So please sponsor us now!
Many thanks for your support.
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