Economic opportunity
-
Photo: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps
Markets, whether large or small, keep communities thriving. But conflicts, disasters and a lack of infrastructure can prevent people from conducting the daily transactions on which all growth and progress depend. Around the world, Mercy Corps discovers why commerce is stuck.
In some places, manufacturers need loans to purchase equipment and young people desire job skills. In others, key transportation routes to market must be rebuilt or farmers require better storage to keep their inventory fresh until sold.
Our economic development projects provide financing, equipment, training or technical support. These projects help people find jobs, build their businesses, supply their communities with the goods they need —and improve their lives.
All stories about Economic opportunity
-
Kosovo: Livestock distribution to RAE communities program April 28, 2003
The five municipalities selected as the target area for this project, have large populations of Roma Ashkalia and Egyptian (RAE) communities spread across twenty-two rural villages. The five municipalities include Peja/Pec, Istog/Istok, Suhareka/Suva Reka, Gjakova/ Dakovica and Decani/Deqan.
-
Kosovo: Milk collection centers program April 28, 2003
This program allows Mercy Corps to improve the livelihood of dairy farmers in the Dragas/ Dragash municipality through the establishment of Milk Collection Centres (MCCs).
-
Afghanistan: The Strange World of Kabul April 23, 2003
-
Afghanistan: Rubina's Story of Friendship and Hope March 7, 2003
-
Indonesia: Sewing a Brighter Future March 3, 2003
-
Georgia: Mercy Corps Launches Community Investment Project in Georgia March 1, 2003
-
A Small Loan Leads to Sweet Success in Azerbaijan February 20, 2003
Tunzala Misirkhanova lives with her husband and two sons in Barda, a rural region in central Azerbaijan. Her husband Atalin is jobless so her family depends upon her work to pay for her children's education and to meet its other needs.
-
Afghanistan: Civil Society in Afghanistan: A Framework for Long-term Impact February 18, 2003
-
Afghanistan: A Difficult Balance: Building Local Capacity in Southern Afghanistan February 3, 2003
-
Hatching a Plan for Greater Opportunity in Azerbaijan December 19, 2002