Programs

Explore past and present Mercer On Mission programs using our interactive map. To learn more about active programs, click on a country or browse by topic using the list below.

Programs

Explore current Mercer On Mission programs using the list below. View all current programs or browse by specific topics based on your interests.
Coast off of Belize

Belize

For over a decade, Mercer University scientists and engineers have been working to make artisanal and small-scale gold mining safer and lessen its harmful environmental impacts. The laboratory of Dr. Adam Kiefer, Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Mercer, is one of few in the world dedicated to developing solutions to this global health crisis. He has led teams to Mozambique, Ecuador, Peru and Guyana to study the issue and work with in-country partners on solutions. This is the first time the program will go to Belize.
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Dominican Republic

The Mercer On Mission program in the Dominican Republic focuses on finding sustainable solutions for providing clean and accessible water to underserved communities. It is a continuation of programs in Kenya, Madagascar and Uganda, where faculty and students have installed water systems in rural areas dating back to 2010. This program emphasizes community development, capacity building and the use of appropriate technologies to bring water to people who need it.
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France

Students participating in the Mercer On Mission program in France will learn about meeting the needs of asylum seekers and children from various backgrounds by working with humanitarian organizations in Paris and Le Chambon-sur-Lignon.
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Greece

The Mercer On Mission program in Greece is part of an ongoing service-learning project to assist the Roma people with basic health care and nutrition guidance. Students, faculty and staff work with Romani Hope, a local nonprofit promoting awareness and understanding of Romani culture.
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India (International and Global Studies • English)

This Mercer On Mission program will take place in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state in India. It will focus on helping an Indian nongovernmental development organization in the foothills of the Himalayas design new projects to address the rise of tourism in their region.
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India (Nursing)

Mercer On Mission has provided much-needed health screenings and health education to thousands of people in India since this program started in 2018. The program, which has a special focus on women and children, splits Mercerians’ time between inner city Delhi and rural northeastern India, near Darjeeling.
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Mexico

The Mercer On Mission program in Mexico provides English language workshops for college students and middle school instructors in Izúcar de Matamoros, located in the Puebla region. In addition, Mercer students and faculty work with elementary and middle school students’ English language skills in the context of a STEAM-based summer camp. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
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Puerto Rico

The Mercer On Mission program in Puerto Rico provides an opportunity for students in health care fields to apply their knowledge and clinical skills while changing the lives of community members in need.
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Republic of Georgia

Mercer students and faculty help build cultural bridges during the Mercer On Mission program to the Republic of Georgia. Each summer, they work with the Beteli Refugee Center on the outskirts of Tbilisi on specific needs that are requested.
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Rwanda

Mercerians travel to Kigali, Rwanda, each summer to work with widows and orphans of the 1994 genocide. In partnership with nongovernmental organization Groupe des Anciens Etudiants Rescapees du Genocide, they teach business skills to Rwandan entrepreneurs and provide training in a group treatment model of trauma therapy.
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South Africa (Business)

Through Mercer On Mission, students and faculty play a part in combating homelessness in Cape Town, South Africa. Each summer, they spend three weeks working with nonprofit organization Streetscapes to make its services for the homeless population more sustainable.
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South Korea

Mercer students and faculty in the Mercer On Mission program in South Korea spend time with children in first through 12th grades at Drim School and Woorideol School, alternative schools founded for North Korean refugees and their children. The Mercer team leads activities to help improve the refugees’ English language skills and teach them engineering concepts.
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Vietnam

Each summer, a Mercer On Mission team travels to Vietnam or Cambodia to fit amputees with prosthetic legs and hands. Developed by professor Dr. Ha Van Vo, the devices use a universal socket technology that is low cost, lightweight and durable. This Mercer On Mission program has changed the lives of more than 13,000 amputees since it began in 2009.
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