Aicha's Mercy Ships Story

When Aicha first started walking, her grandmother noticed that the little girl's legs were bowing. As she grew up, she loved being with other children — even though she couldn’t keep up. But a free surgery on board a Mercy Ship changed her trajectory. “She can now do almost everything with her friends,” said Aicha’s grandmother Mymoona. “She can start school next month. I hope she learns as much as she can.” Watch Aicha’s brave journey through surgery, rehabilitation, and all the way back home. Welcome to the official Mercy Ships YouTube channel! Subscribe for compelling videos about our nonprofit work in Africa, where we perform life-changing surgeries onboard our hospital ships while building and developing healthcare infrastructure. Follow along for stories of hope and resilience from our patients and our Mercy Ships volunteers. Subscribe to Mercy Ships on YouTube:    / mercyshi.  . Watch more Mercy Ships stories:    / mercyshi.  . Visit MercyShips.org: https://www.mercyships.org/ Volunteer with Mercy Ships: https://www.mercyships.org/makeyourmark Donate to support our nonprofit work in Africa: https://donate.mercyships.org/ Get to know our new hospital ship, the Global Mercy: https://www.mercyships.org/who-we-are... Follow Mercy Ships on Facebook:   / mercyships   Follow Mercy Ships on Instagram:   / mercyships   Follow Mercy Ships on Twitter:   / mercyships   Mercy Ships uses hospital ships to deliver free, world-class healthcare services, capacity building, and sustainable development to those with little access in sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 1978 by Don and Deyon Stephens, Mercy Ships has worked in more than 55 developing countries, providing services valued at more than $1.74 billion and treating more than 2.84 million direct beneficiaries. Our ships are crewed by volunteers from over 60 nations, with an average of over 1,200 volunteers each year. Professionals including surgeons, dentists, nurses, healthcare trainers, teachers, cooks, seamen, engineers, and agriculturalists donate their time and skills. With 16 national offices and our Africa Bureau, Mercy Ships seeks to transform individuals and serve nations.