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.
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Haiti: Movie theater/pub and neighborhood grocer raise $3000 for Haiti February 3, 2010
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Haiti: Video: 'Every January 12 for the next five years, take a moment for Haiti' February 3, 2010
The epic devastation in Haiti is about much more than an earthquake, Mercy Corps' President Nancy Lindborg told a crowd of supporters in New York assembled at the Action Center to End World Hunger to hear a briefing on the situation on the
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Haiti: Barely getting by in Port-au-Prince February 2, 2010
It seems like everyone in Haiti is selling something: bananas, flip flops, sugar cane, hub caps — you name it and it’s for sale. Street vendors are ubiquitous. They line the streets and cover almost every square inch of open space in shantytowns and camps.
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Haiti: Keeping connected February 2, 2010
I arrived in Haiti yesterday to help our field teams with their IT challenges so they can better deliver aid and recovery programs.
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Haiti: Video: Three videos from food delivery to a Haitian hospital February 2, 2010
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Haiti: Five-year-old gives up his secret stash February 2, 2010
Editor's note: This is one in an occasional series of short stories about inspiring and colorful donor contributions, efforts and events — both here in the Pacific Northwest and across the country.
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Haiti: A community's enthusiasm to heal their children February 1, 2010
Today was my first day in Haiti. It’s an experience to arrive here: I came on a small plane with five other aid workers, two of them were Mercy Corps colleagues.
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Haiti: Donors hear live updates from team in Port-au-Prince and Washington, D.C. January 29, 2010
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Haiti: Surveying needs outside Port-au-Prince January 28, 2010
There's been a massive outward migration from Port-au-Prince to the rural areas. I'm texting this blog entry from the countryside now, where I'm with Bill Holbrook, our country director, and Diane Johnson, our global economic development czar.
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Haiti: Sous les belles étoiles January 27, 2010
Today, I heard one of the most beautiful and most heartbreaking things of my life. It’s something I’ll always carry with me — and perhaps the one phrase I’ll attach to my time in Haiti.