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Indonesia: My six years with Mercy Corps February 4, 2010

It has been raining all night long; even when I heard my alarm rang at 6 a.m. sharp, the rain was still pouring outside. I couldn’t think of anything more than staying under my blanket and trying to sleep again. I wish today was the weekend but, unfortunately, it's not.

Haiti: Connecting our team in Haiti February 4, 2010

Haiti: What I brought back from Haiti February 3, 2010

I returned from Haiti over the weekend and now — days later — sit here thinking about what I experienced there. It was the worst disaster I’ve ever seen. It was the hardest place I’ve ever traveled; nowhere else even comes close.

Haiti: The hot, hard work of helping Haiti February 3, 2010

Today was a flurry of activity, and I got to visit a variety of Mercy Corps’ Haiti response work.

Haiti: Movie theater/pub and neighborhood grocer raise $3000 for Haiti February 3, 2010

Haiti: Video: 'Every January 12 for the next five years, take a moment for Haiti' February 3, 2010

The epic devastation in Haiti is about much more than an earthquake, Mercy Corps' President Nancy Lindborg told a crowd of supporters in New York assembled at the Action Center to End World Hunger to hear a briefing on the situation on the

Haiti: Barely getting by in Port-au-Prince February 2, 2010

It seems like everyone in Haiti is selling something: bananas, flip flops, sugar cane, hub caps — you name it and it’s for sale. Street vendors are ubiquitous. They line the streets and cover almost every square inch of open space in shantytowns and camps.

Haiti: Keeping connected February 2, 2010

I arrived in Haiti yesterday to help our field teams with their IT challenges so they can better deliver aid and recovery programs.