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Next steps to Haiti's Recovery

Mercy Corps is partnering with thousands of earthquake survivors to clean, revitalize and strengthen their shattered communities.

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What We're Doing in Haiti
Haiti: 

What We're Doing in Haiti

The Mercy Corps response is currently focused on immediate humanitarian needs: water and sanitation, trauma support and job creation. Read More ›

Chile Earthquake
Chile: 

Giving Campaign: Chile Earthquake

Mercy Corps is partnering with a local health organization in Chile's earthquake zone to ease disaster-related trauma in children and youth. Read More ›

Haiti Earthquake
 

Giving Campaign: Haiti Earthquake

Mercy Corps’ experienced, crisis-tested emergency team is on the ground in Port-au-Prince, responding to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti. Read More ›

Fuel-Efficient Stove Kit
 

Mercy Kit: Fuel-Efficient Stove Kit

Past and current conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo have consigned hundreds of thousands of residents to large, barely habitable camps. Read More ›

Recent Blog Posts

A palpable sense of accomplishment in Baghdad

Posted March 9, 2010 9:59 am by Luke King

On Sunday morning, election day in Iraq, I was awakened by a text message from a colleague telling me to get to a safe spot.

Haiti, nine weeks after the earthquake — what happens next

Posted March 9, 2010 6:25 am by Jim Jarvie

Mercy Corps, like our partners and peers, has been focused on emergency response. We’ve been busy with distributions, Comfort for Kids, water and sanitation provision, and more.

The choice between rice and death

Posted March 8, 2010 9:57 pm by Roger Burks

Last Thursday, the tiny West African nation of Togo held a presidential election. In many ways, it was only news if you were looking for it.

Happy International Women's Day

Posted March 8, 2010 11:03 am by Sahar Alnouri

In my opinion, celebrating International Women’s Day is not about separating women from men. It's about recognizing and celebrating the efforts of both.

Iraqi staff with purple fingers

Posted March 8, 2010 8:33 am by Sahar Alnouri

Here are some our Baghdad staff who participated in yesterday's elections.

Iraqi women learn about democracy as elections approach

Posted March 5, 2010 8:09 am by Sahar Alnouri

In preparation for the elections, we launched a series of lectures in our women’s literacy centers on Democracy, Governance and Elections in nine governorates.

Protecting Ethiopia's people, animals and environment

Posted March 4, 2010 2:09 pm by Emma Proud

We’ve been in the car for a long time in the last couple of days. We’re in Gashamo, a small town in the desert.

'Byenvenu a New York'

Posted March 4, 2010 12:34 pm by Alison Granito

Students at Mercy Corps' New York Action Center prepare a special kit to help make Haitian children who have been relocated with their families a little bit more comfortable in their new city.

Unleashing the Haitian enterprising spirit

Posted March 3, 2010 10:35 am by Linda Mason

On my recent trip to Haiti, I was filled first with despair and then hope.

The mustache: the newest tool in disaster relief

Posted March 1, 2010 4:03 pm by Mary Tam

The employees at Numara Software came up with an entertaining and effective way to raise funds for Haiti.


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