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Where We Work

Afghanistan

Helping Afghans earn a sustainable, legitimate living is key to helping this country emerge from decades of conflict, instability and chaos.   Read more ▸

Central African Republic

Mercy Corps is helping the country's population improve water, sanitation and hygiene, while helping women know and defend their basic rights, as well as build economic opportunities through village savings and loan associations.   Read more ▸

China

We're helping ethnic minorities, migrant workers and rural farmers keep up with this rapid change and find their places in a vibrant new economy.   Read more ▸

Colombia

Mercy Corps helps displaced and vulnerable people in Colombia by working in collaboration with local partners to provide both emergency assistance and longer-term solutions to poverty and violence.   Read more ▸

DR Congo

We're delivering urgent relief to families displaced by long-running conflict. Other programs focus on women's safety, environmental protection, sanitation and the supply of clean water   Read more ▸

Egypt

Revolution has positioned Egypt to make significant political, economic and social reforms. Mercy Corps is building partnerships and developing innovative projects to support the Egyptians leading this crucial transition period.   Read more ▸

Ethiopia

Mercy Corps is helping Ethiopians learn to farm more effectively by teaching them how manage pasturelands, improve the resilience of livestock and diversify incomes.   Read more ▸

Georgia

Technical assistance to small-scale farmers and disaster preparedness are vital to creating healthier rural communities in Georgia.   Read more ▸

Guatemala

Our programs create jobs and increase family incomes, improve the health of mothers and babies, and promote women’s empowerment.   Read more ▸

Haiti

We're assisting those still living in camps and helping Haitians begin the longer term work of building a stronger, more self-sufficient Haiti.   Read more ▸

Honduras

In the second-poorest country in Central America, Mercy Corps and its local partner provide more than 650 villages with education, health and environmental programs.   Read more ▸

India

Mercy Corps is helping some of India's most vulnerable communities confront their challenges and pull themselves from poverty.   Read more ▸

Indonesia

Mercy Corps addresses the root causes of poverty in Indonesia, improving life in the most challenging urban and coastal areas.   Read more ▸

Iraq

Mercy Corps is helping build a secure, productive and just society in Iraq through a wide variety of programs.   Read more ▸

Japan

Our team is working with local partners to help tsunami-affected communities regain lost jobs.   Read more ▸

Jordan

We're addressing two critical challenges: the rising scarcity and expense of water, and meeting the needs of the most vulnerable.   Read more ▸

Kenya

We work with youth to address the sources of ethnic conflict and are responding to the drought crisis.   Read more ▸

Kosovo

Mercy Corps’ work in Kosovo has evolved from immediate post-conflict relief following the war with Serbia to today’s focus on long-term poverty alleviation. We’re helping refugees return and reintegrate into society, teaching families how to start and expand small businesses and promoting leadership, conflict resolution and job skills training among youth.  Read more ▸

Kyrgyzstan

We provide small loans to entrepreneurs, educational and vocational opportunities for youth, and support for family fruit farmers.   Read more ▸

Lebanon

Classes in information and communication technologies provide young people with new business opportunities and a way to connect to other cultures.   Read more ▸

Liberia

Mercy Corps is bolstering civic organizations and empowering communities to take part in Liberia's improving social, economic and political environment.   Read more ▸

Libya

Mercy Corps is working throughout Libya to respond to immediate humanitarian needs caused by the conflict, and to help build a strong and vibrant civil society in its wake.   Read more ▸

Mongolia

Mercy Corps provides financial and technical support for families, small businesses and organizations finding their place in the country's nascent market economy.   Read more ▸

Myanmar

Mercy Corps helps communities in the cyclone-hit Irawaddy Delta rebuild livelihoods, effectively manage natural resources and fix critical infrastructure.   Read more ▸

Nepal

Mercy Corps works to support agricultural livelihoods, reduce the risks of disasters and expand access to financial services.   Read more ▸

Nicaragua

Through partnerships with Coffee Bean International and Aldea Global, we mobile health clinics, clean water initiatives and other programs.   Read more ▸

Niger

Long months of hunger between meager harvests hold Niger's families in a brutal grip. We help them break free.   Read more ▸

North Korea

Mercy Corps plays a unique role in building a relational bridge between Americans and North Koreans.   Read more ▸

Pakistan

We're improving access to health care, helping dairy farmers increase their incomes and responding to the worst monsoon-related floods in memory.   Read more ▸

Philippines

Mercy Corps is helping bring innovative financial products and services to low-income populations once considered “unbankable.”   Read more ▸

Somalia

We're delivering relief to families fleeing parched villages in search of food and water in the Horn of Africa's historic drought.   Read more ▸

South Sudan

Mercy Corps works to improve farming practices, grow more food, provide vocational training and create business opportunities that help communities thrive.   Read more ▸

Sri Lanka

After seven years, the Mercy Corps country program in Sri Lanka closed on January 15, 2012. Since 2005 we have implemented 22 programs worth $22 million in Sri Lanka, improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and leaving a strong legacy.   Read more ▸

Sudan

Mercy Corps and our sister organization, Mercy Corps UK, offer humanitarian assistance in conflict-affected Darfur.   Read more ▸

Syria

Our programs strengthen the capacity of local institutions to effectively support the Iraqi population in Syria and also address the needs of vulnerable Syrians.   Read more ▸

Tajikistan

In rugged Tajikistan, a six-year civil war decimated healthy outlets for young people. Mercy Corps is helping kids rediscover fun by supporting activities like sports, camps, clubs, and tournaments.   Read more ▸

Timor-Leste

Mercy Corps is improving food and cash crop production for farming families to build local economies in the rural districts of Ainaro and Manfahi.   Read more ▸

Tunisia

Mercy Corps is committed to helping Tunisia's citizens — especially women and youth — stay engaged and involved in the political decisions that affect their lives, and thereby make positive contributions to their country's future.   Read more ▸

Uganda

Through programs that emphasize peace and reconciliation, health, agriculture and livelihoods, we're helping revive villages and local economies.   Read more ▸

United States

We support microentrepreneurs in the Pacific Northwest, connect business mentors to startups and mobilize youth to fight hunger, poverty and social injustice.   Read more ▸

West Bank and Gaza

Marginalized and isolated, young Palestinians seek connections to the wider world.   Read more ▸

Yemen

We're responding to the country's displacement crisis and promote youth activities that improve both communities and lives.   Read more ▸

Zimbabwe

Our programs in Zimbabwe provide humanitarian and development assistance to more than 300,000 people.   Read more ▸