Children & Youth
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Photo: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps
Teaching the next generation and keeping them healthy are essential to tomorrow's strong, vibrant societies. Mercy Corps works with communities to shelter and nurture children and youth through innovative education, sports and job training programs.
Through the power of sports, community service and vocational training, we empower young people to make smart life choices and find a productive place in the changing global economy.
Our signature Comfort for Kids program focuses on helping children process trauma after natural disasters and conflict. See our expert's recommendations for how parents and caregivers can help children through times of crisis ▸
All stories about Children & Youth
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Honduras: Filling the Information Gap in Honduras April 28, 2005
The Lindo family did not know why their 3-year-old daughter Teresa couldn't seem to shake a long-running illness. It seemed to have no cure.
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Sri Lanka: Team of Youth for Development, Understanding, and Progress (TYDUP): The Play’s the Thing March 24, 2005
Along the beachfront road in Kinniya, on the corner beside the gutted remains of Kinniya District Hospital, a hand-lettered sign has been nailed to a tree: TSUNAMI JUNCTION
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Sri Lanka: Rebuild Sri Lanka: The Power of Private Initiative March 24, 2005
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Making a Splash in the Community February 8, 2005
It seems like most youth in Kursumlja plan to leave the municipality as soon as they can. Kursumlja is one of the most economically-depressed municipalities in Serbia and youth see no hope of finding their future here.
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Sri Lanka: Support for Children - and Teachers January 27, 2005
Yesterday and today, we spent most of our time at the the school in Komari, a village in coastal Sri Lanka. Mercy Corps sent two psychosocial specialists to come in and hold counseling sessions with the teachers and children.
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India: Children Returning to Childhood in India January 26, 2005
Pondicherry, India - In the tiny village of Kanapathichettikullum, just 15 kilometers north of Pondicherry, the sixty concrete and thatch huts that make up this community bore an unimaginable brunt.
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Indonesia: School Opening is Music to His Ears January 25, 2005
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Indonesia: A Return to School and Familiarity January 25, 2005
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Indonesia: One Month After the Tsunami, Thousands Return to Class January 24, 2005
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Honduras: Going the Distance for Children in Honduras November 11, 2004
Elsie Reyes is committed to education - very committed.