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The choice between rice and death March 8, 2010

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 — which, as someone who served as a Peace Corps Volunteer there in the mid-1990s, I was.
Iraq: Happy International Women's Day March 8, 2010

I’m blogging again today to wish you all a Happy International Women’s Day.
Iraq: Iraqi staff with purple fingers March 8, 2010

Here are some our Baghdad staff who participated in yesterday's elections. They are proudly displaying their purple index fingers, which signifies that they voted.
Iraq: Iraqi women learn about democracy as elections approach March 5, 2010

Living and working in Baghdad these days seems to be about waiting.
Ethiopia: Protecting Ethiopia's people, animals and environment March 4, 2010

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. A couple of days ago we drove for nine hours drive on bumpy sandy tracks from the Somali Region capital of Jijiga.
Haiti: 'Byenvenu a New York' March 4, 2010
Haiti: Unleashing the Haitian enterprising spirit March 3, 2010

On my recent trip to Haiti, I was filled first with despair and then hope. Despair for the overwhelming human and physical destruction. Hope because of the quiet strength, resilience, and determination of the Haitian people.
Haiti: The mustache: the newest tool in disaster relief March 1, 2010

We can’t all hop on a plane to offer our volunteer services in Haiti, but anyone can help. And who says helping can’t be a good time?
Comfort Kits distribution March 1, 2010

Here is a video about Mercy Corps distributing comfort kits to 300 children.
Haiti: The Next Steps to Haiti's Recovery March 1, 2010

In the devastated but proud neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, thousands of people have organized into local committees to help manage, guide and pitch in for what needs to be done in their communities. They are Mercy Corps' partners in the critical work of recovery and rebuilding.