many of them are walking away from salaried jobs and positions and work in order to volunteer here. it is just incredible that they can. really what they are working from, walking away from is safety and security. a little bit into the unknown, taking a risk. and how does it work? let s say i decide i am going to come in and volunteer, do i have to pay? yeah, so we have a crew fee system where crew are notjust volunteering, but they are covering their room and board in that. but that s covering food and their stay here, so normally someone has some kind of volunteer support for that as well. in recent years, some projects have been criticised, with complaints they have arrived in africa like so called white saviours, demeaning and patronising the people they are trying to help. what do you, kind of, answer to that? when mercy ships comes into a country, we are notjust
to people who need it. and there are countless projects looking for volunteers to teach english to buddhist monks in nepal, or the informal drop ins at the communal kitchen in sikh temples across india. you don t have to be christian to work on the global mercy, though. you don t even need medical training, as support staff are also needed to help run the ship. 0ur volunteer crew are amazing. they give up being close to family, being close to friends, many of them are walking away from salaried jobs and positions and work in order to volunteer here. it is just incredible that they can. really what they are working from, walking away from is safety and security. a little bit into the unknown, taking a risk. and how does it work? let s say i decide i am going to come in and volunteer, do i have to pay? yeah, so we have a crew fee system where crew are notjust volunteering,