China
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Photo: Norman Ng for Mercy Corps
Our strategy
Foster resilience and economic empowerment among vulnerable communities and youth.
The context
While China’s growing economy has created new opportunities for many, the widening gap between rich and poor has created new social and economic challenges. Access to stable livelihoods and adequate services remains a serious challenge. Addressing social disparities is now a high priority.
Our work
- Children & Youth: Improving educational and work opportunities for urban youth who’ve migrated from rural areas
- Disaster preparedness: Helping local governments and communities prepare for natural disasters while improving local livelihoods
- Conflict & Governance: Cultivating skills for social entrepreneurship among young Chinese leaders
All stories about China
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China: Tears in Yushu – Chinese mourn one week after the earthquake April 23, 2010
At 10:00 a.m. on April 21st, just as the snow began to fall, Yushu County was crying.
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China: Distributing food supplies in the quake zone April 22, 2010
It was a big day today. I helped our local partner with two of their emergency distributions. The heavy road traffic last night forced us to postpone the first distribution until this morning.
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China: Helping local organizations respond as best they can April 21, 2010
Yushu County is normally a picturesque area, located in the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau, about 3,800 meters above sea level. However, it is also one of China’s nationally recognized “poverty counties,” and the horrific earthquake last week almost totally destroyed this beautiful little corner of the Tibetan region.
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China: Struggles in Qinghai — notes from the earthquake zone April 20, 2010
Today is the fourth day since the devastating 7.1 Qinghai Earthquake took so many lives, livelihoods and homes. I was anxious to get out to Qinghai.
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China: Earthquake devastates China's Qinghai Province April 14, 2010
Earlier today, a 6.9 earthquake struck one of China's westernmost provinces, killing at least 400 people and injuring thousands.
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China: Helping inform policy in China December 17, 2009
Tomorrow, I will be representing Mercy Corps China at the National Post-disaster Psychosocial Response Plan Review Seminar, organized by School of Social Development and Public Policy (SSDPP) at Beijing Normal University.
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China: Photo of the Day: A message of hope July 8, 2009
Psychosocial programing may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Mercy Corps' work, but one look at this photo and you realize how important it is.
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China: Christine: There for Sichuan's Survivors May 11, 2009
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China: Healing the Future May 6, 2009
So much depends on children. They're the pride and joy of their families, as well as eternal hope for a better future. There's perhaps no place in the world where this rings more true than China.
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China: Helping Children Recover March 4, 2009
When the 7.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Sichuan Province in May, 2008 – causing at least 69,000 deaths and displacing up to 10 million people – Mercy Corps was there to help.