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 western aid 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 showing up with a ship on its doorstep and doing our thing. that is not how we operate. we are actually working with the nation, working with the ministry of health, local partners, community leaders, years before the ship even arrives. and the question we are asking them is, what do you need? how can we serve you? this is your nation, your people, your vision,
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
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 western aid 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 showing up with a ship on its doorstep and doing our thing. that is not how we operate. we are actually working with the nation, working with the ministry of health, local partners, community leaders, years before the ship even arrives. and the question we are asking them is, what do you need? how can we serve you? this is your nation, your people, your vision, how can we help you get there? so, this is the residentialfloor. already it looks completely different. liking the sort of wooden look.
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