Project Mercy, Inc., is a U.S.-based 501(c)3 not-for-profit relief and development agency that promotes education, health care, and other holistic community development projects to create economically independent communities with high ethical and social values.

Summer Literacy Program

Thanks to support by Johnson & Johson, over 285 of our students spent the summer teaching basic reading and math skills, HIV/AIDS awareness, and improved agricultural practices to the surrounding community.

Agriculture Program

In the coming months, Project Mercy and ECHO will distribute fruit trees and drip irrigation systems to nearly 1200 local farmers.

Hope Bracelet Project

Thanks to the donations and support of prominent glass bead artists in the United States, Yetebon women and students have been trained in the fine art of jewelry design. The beautiful bracelets they produce are sold in the USA.

School Meal Program

Project Mercy provides each of our students two nourishing meals per day. Due to the poverty in the area, these could be the only meal the students receives all day.

Recreation Time!

The students at our Medhane-Alem School have the opportunity to play basketball, soccer, tag, jump rope, and to enjoy the delights of a swing set!

Glenn C. Olsen Hospital

We provide over 70,00 Yetebon community residents access to quality healthcare through our Glenn C. Olsen Primary General Hospital

HIV/AIDS Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center

Our hospital offers voluntary HIV/AIDS testing, virus information, and counseling

Health Education Classes

Free health education classes are offered at our hospital and at outreach sites around the community, covering such topics as personal hygiene, HIV/AIDS, environmental health, and disease control.

Women’s Skill Enhancement Program

Project Mercy trains women in a variety of marketable skills such as cotton spinning, basket weaving, embroidery, and jewelry making. The revenue from the products supports the women and their families.

Men’s Skill Enhancement

We train local men in trades such as metal fabrication, carpentry, and masonry. These men have constructed 80 percent of the structures at Yetebon.

Dairy Cattle Breeding

In order to combat malnutrition, we crossbreed more productive dairy heifers to increase milk availability in the Yetebon area.

HIV/AIDS Orphan Institute

Project Mercy currently cares for 30 children who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. We are designing a holistic childcare program to accommodate the growing demand for orphan care in Ethiopia.

Medhane-Alem School

Project Mercy eduates 1360+ students in our K-11th grade school.  We believe that education will empower them to be leaders of their generation.

All-Season Road Construction

In order to provide year-round access to Yetebon, we constructed miles of all-season roads.

Clean Water

Project Mercy pumps clean water from a spring into the Yetebon Compound.  We also installed spigots around the community for better water access.

 

    
          
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Prospective Volunteers 

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Project Mercy.   If you would like to learn more about volunteering in Yetebon, please download the Project Mercy Volunteer Guidebook

In the Guidebook, you will find valuable information about travel, expense estimates, local climate, and other useful topics.  We urge you to carefully read it before submitting a volunteer application.  If you have any questions, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

 

If you have decided that you would like to volunteer with Project Mercy, please fill out our volunteer application, found below.  Project Mercy will notify you within 30 days if we have a need for someone with your skill set at this time.  Again, we greatly appreciate your interest in Project Mercy.  It is through the giving heart of volunteers that we have accomplished so much in Ethiopia.  Thank you!

  

Project Mercy Volunteer Application

   

Volunteers

For those who have been accepted as a volunteer, we ask that you complete and submit the Project Mercy Visitor Information Form and the Release of Liability Form, listed below.  We greatly appreciate receiving these forms in a timely fashion, as it eliminates the potential logistical difficulties.  Thank you for your cooperation.


project mercy visitor information

 

pdf RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM

 

 

 

 

  

 
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