Emergency response
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Photo: Miguel Samper for Mercy Corps
Life can change for millions of families in an instant: natural disasters can take loved ones and the outbreak of war drive families from their homes. When the unthinkable happens, Mercy Corps delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities.
All stories about Emergency response
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Haiti: Providing a lifeline July 2, 2010
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Haiti: Emergency relief to Port-au-Prince camps July 2, 2010
Tents fill every open space in Port-au-Prince: public parks, empty lots, even traffic medians. For thousands of earthquake survivors, these crowded camps are the only housing option.
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Kyrgyzstan: Distributing food, relief items in southern Kyrgyzstan July 1, 2010
Over the weekend we distributed US$17,000 worth of relief items -- baby food, salt, soap, towels, toilet paper, dishware, detergent, diapers and bedding -- in two locations.
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Kyrgyzstan: VIDEO: Renewing local economies in Kyrgyzstan June 30, 2010
In response to the recent violence in Osh and Jalalabad, Mercy Corps has provided local area hospitals with baby food, sanitation products and basic medical supplies.
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Haiti: A youthful vision for a new Haiti June 28, 2010
Harnessing the energy of young people is instrumental in rebuilding a stronger Haiti. Our youth programs put that belief into action by addressing young people’s unique psychosocial needs and investing in their development.
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Kyrgyzstan: Responding to needs in displacement camps and host communities June 25, 2010
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Kyrgyzstan: Packing the truck to Osh June 24, 2010
Our team in Bishkek sent these photos of loading a truckload of supplies headed for families in southern Kyrgyzstan. They include soap, dishware, bedding and 1,500 pounds of baby food.
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Kyrgyzstan: Kompanion delivers humanitarian aid to Osh families June 22, 2010
Our microfinance company, Kompanion, released the following about its humanitarian response to the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan:
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Kyrgyzstan: Organizing needs surveys in Osh, Jalalabad June 21, 2010
Mercy Corps is organizing a needs assessment in and around the southern Kyrgyzstan towns of Osh and Jalalabad, and Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas which were badly affected by recent violence.
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Kyrgyzstan: Food delivered to hospital in Osh June 17, 2010
Five tons of food and medical aid from Mercy Corps' microfinance company, Kompanion, and three other organizations were distributed to a hospital and a beleaguered neighborhood in Osh yesterday.