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Haiti: Ready to lead January 14, 2010

There just aren’t that many people as qualified to lead an emergency response team as Richard Jacquot. And today, Mercy Corps is counting on him to lead our disaster relief and recovery efforts in earthquake-struck Haiti.

Haiti: Satellite images of the destruction January 14, 2010

Here are three satellite images that detail the scale of the destruction in Port-au-Prince. The images include the National Palace, Downtown Port-au-Prince and Sylvio Cator Stadium.

Indonesia: Humble heart for Haiti January 14, 2010

Haiti: Humanitarian veteran Jenny Vaughan prepares to depart for Haiti January 13, 2010

One of our Boston-based staff, Jenny Vaughan, is headed to Haiti first thing Thursday morning as part of Mercy Corps' earthquake response team. Jenny has been with Mercy Corps for two years and is currently working with our Conflict Management program.

Haiti: How you can best help Haiti's earthquake survivors January 13, 2010

We want to thank everyone for the incredible outpouring of support and offers to deploy and help out with the emergency relief effort. We appreciate your willingness to lend a hand!

Haiti: Scrambling to help Haiti January 12, 2010

I've been on the phone for most of the last three hours figuring out the best way we can respond to the news in Haiti.

The real meaning of giving January 8, 2010

How fortunate I am. But it wasn't always like this.

Iraq: Giving their blood for peace January 7, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about hope and fear the past few weeks. It is hard to avoid at this time of year. Christmas and New Year’s are holidays of hope.