What is Project Mercy?

T-minus 1.5 days to departure! Before we leave I wanted to take the opportunity to share information about a fantastic organization...


Project Mercy is a non-profit International Emergency Relief and Community Development Ministry based out of Yetebon, Ethiopia.
Marta Gabre-Tsadick established Project Mercy in 1977 and the organization has served many countries in Africa beyond Ethiopia. We'll have the opportunity to work with this organization at the end of our trip and it sounds like we'll be able to help with manual labor tasks like painting the hospital walls and laying down cement in addition to health education sessions with the kids.


Vision (www.projectmercy.org)

By providing self-help programs, Project Mercy seeks to reduce the needs for crisis-driven, emergency aid. Through our holistic development plan, Project Mercy strives to make the Yetebon people self-sufficient. We seek to eliminate famines through creating a reliable food supply. We teach valuable trades to give people a means of generating income. Through access quality health care, we treat illnesses and educate the population about healthy lifestyles. By constructing schools, we give children the tools to create a better, more educated life for themselves and their community. Our vision is to create a thriving, independent community that empowers this generation and generations to come.


Specifically Project Mercy has programs in place including

-Feeding centers

-Medical care including antenatal and postnatal care, immunizations and HIV/AIDS testing and counseling

-Health education (housing, communicable diseases, sanitation, malaria prevention, personal hygeine, women's health, etc.)

-Medhane-Alum School for children

-Adult literacy program

-Orphan care

-Agriculture

-Skill enhancement


We'll spend about ten days in the mountain village of Yetebon working with this organization.
Can't wait to get there!