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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:
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 ›
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 ›
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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