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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.
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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

Training to help children heal — a healing process in itself
Posted March 10, 2010 10:38 am by Fabiola Coupet
I’m Fabiola, a part of Mercy Corps Haiti’s staff of nationals, hired as the communication officer about three weeks ago.

In Chile, hard work and messages of hope
Posted March 9, 2010 7:01 pm by Karen Anderson
Concepción felt like a war zone. When we arrived last Thursday — five days after the earthquake struck — an 18-hour curfew was in place and the military was posted throughout the city.

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.
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In the News
Mar 8, 2010
Three Proven Steps to Advance the World’s Women, on International Women’s Day, The New York Times
Mar 4, 2010
Mercy Corps Partners With Agency in Chile to Provide 'Comfort Kits' for Traumatized Kids, The Oregonian
Mar 2, 2010
Unleashing the Haitian Enterprising Spirit, The Huffington Post
Mar 1, 2010
"Once in a Lifetime" Line-Up of Poets Raise Haiti Cash, BBC Scotland
Feb 24, 2010
Giving Donations that Transform Haiti, CBS News
Feb 26, 2010
After school students learn about Haiti, Downtown Express
Feb 22, 2010
Aid Worker in Haiti: 'It was like a huge bomb fell', Mail Tribune
Feb 18, 2010
Extra Ski Night Mt. Hood Meadows Raises $21,500 for Haiti Relief, The Oregonian


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