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: Watching Jet Li in Haiti February 7, 2010
The small town of Mirebalais has been overrun by 16,000 people who fled Port-au-Prince, one hour to the south, after the January 12 earthquake. This out-migration has more than doubled the size of Mirebalais, further straining the resources of an already dirt-poor town.
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Haiti: Displaced and uncertain February 7, 2010
One million people are displaced by the earthquake. There are tent encampments throughout the city. In fact, now every open space is now filled with tents — most often just plastic or sheets on poles.
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Haiti: In Haiti, organization is everything February 6, 2010
I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve always been a community mobilization skeptic.
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Haiti: What the Haitian people still have February 6, 2010
It has meant a lot to me to be back here in Haiti. I had spent some time here 15 years ago and just fell in love with the culture, people, and their artistic and spiritual life.
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Haiti: Find Mercy Corps in Haiti on Google Maps February 5, 2010
Google updated their maps on Haiti shortly after the earthquake struck. You can see the destruction and camps all over the city.
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Haiti: How can we help people in Haiti? (A short presentation for elementary school kids) February 5, 2010
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Haiti: Struggling with a post-earthquake birthday party February 4, 2010
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Haiti: Connecting our team in Haiti February 4, 2010
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Haiti: What I brought back from Haiti February 3, 2010
I returned from Haiti over the weekend and now — days later — sit here thinking about what I experienced there. It was the worst disaster I’ve ever seen. It was the hardest place I’ve ever traveled; nowhere else even comes close.
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Haiti: The hot, hard work of helping Haiti February 3, 2010
Today was a flurry of activity, and I got to visit a variety of Mercy Corps’ Haiti response work.