# New head of fundraising at Mercy Ships

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/05/17/new-head-fundraising-mercy-ships/
- Published: 2010-05-17T09:39:04+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Mercy Ships UK has appointed Sarah Balser as its new Head of Fundraising. Following
an 18 year career with the NSPCC, Balser joins Mercy Ships from Chickenshed, where
she was Director of Fundraising for the last two years.

Mercy Ships runs the world’s largest charity hospital ship, the Africa Mercy. Crewed
by more than 400 volunteers, it provides free medical and humanitarian aid to the
world’s poorest people.

Balser said: “Joining Mercy Ships is a dream come true. Having been raised in Nigeria
on the west coast of Africa, I truly understand what an amazing difference Mercy
Ships can make to the people of this region who have very little access to healthcare”.

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