Afghanistan
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Photo: Toni Greaves for Mercy Corps
Our strategy
Improve the quality of life of ordinary citizens by strengthening sustainable, legitimate livelihoods.
The context
Decades of ongoing conflict, political instability, drought and economic chaos has left Afghanistan one of the world’s poorest and unstable nations. Eighty-five percent of the population relies on agriculture and natural resource-based livelihoods, leaving them vulnerable in a precarious economy.
Our work
- Agriculture & Food: Increasing farmers' production through training, infrastructure and links to local and global markets
- Economic opportunity: Providing training and work opportunities in areas ranging from road-building to poultry farming
- Water: Supporting equal, sustainable access to water resources for farmers
- Women & Gender: Helping women learn job skills and start small businesses
All stories about Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Mercy Corps staff report "total devastation" in villages hit by quake March 27, 2002
Mercy Corps staff in northern Afghanistan report widespread damage to homes and infrastructure in Nahrin and surrounding villages following severe earthquakes and continuing aftershocks that began on Monday. The number of injured is likely to rise as rescue teams reach outlying villages.
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Afghanistan: A new era begins as Afghan schools reopen March 25, 2002
The first step in the long road to the revitalization of the education system in Afghanistan is being hailed as a great success, but there is a long way to go to expand the educational opportunities for the country’s 4.5 million school age children.
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Afghanistan: Commentary: Don't miss opportunity to help Afghans' education March 7, 2002
Being a refugee from Afghanistan has often gotten me attention. Since Sept. 11, the level of interest about my life and beliefs has risen exponentially. I am often asked to share my thoughts and experiences with others.
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Afghanistan: Nine-year-old boy lends a heart to help Afghans February 25, 2002
When Josh Norville, 9, of Oregon City, Oregon heard a news report about families suffering this winter in Afghanistan he decided he wanted to do something to help.
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Afghanistan: From nomad to doctor February 15, 2002
I was born to a nomadic family in Afghanistan. I did not have the opportunity to go school or Madrassa (religious school) when I was young. I was not taught how to read. No one in my family could read or write. We did not enjoy the basic right to literacy.
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Afghanistan: Mercy Corps distributes school and hospital supplies in Kabul, Afghanistan February 14, 2002
From the hands of students in Issaquah, Washington to desks of children in Kabul, Afghanistan, a Mercy Corps relief mission is helping to deliver much needed aid while also bringing people together.
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Afghanistan: Kabul area health clinics in desperate need of rehabilitation January 25, 2002
A Mercy Corps assessment team recently visited health clinics in the villages outside the Afghanistan capital, Kabul, and found health facilities lacking basic medicines and patients forced to wait on hallway floors because there were no beds.
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Afghanistan: Mercy Corps Founder: There is no victory while millions suffer January 14, 2002
Taliban and al-Qaida forces in Afghanistan appear, in large part, to be defeated. Their corpses litter the desolate landscape; their survivors are fleeing to their dark hideouts or are in detention.
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Afghanistan: Rehabilitation Program improving lives of disabled Afghans January 7, 2002
For Afghan families living in the refugee villages in Baluchistan Province, Pakistan, the challenges they face each day are enormous. This is especially true for those who are disabled, as well as for those who must care for disabled relatives, children and friends.
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Afghanistan: “We were born from this ground and we are not leaving” December 31, 2001
KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan - This week the markets and bazaars of Kandahar are open and there appears to be a feeling of hope. The dusty streets are congested with motorized rickshaws, pick-up trucks and old Russian made four-wheelers.