Emergency response

Afghanistan: A Day in the Life of an Aid Worker in Afghanistan October 29, 2004

Sudan: Displaced Kids Return to School in Darfur, but Many Are Still Left Out October 26, 2004

On a hot, dusty day, hundreds of students pour out of their makeshift school, notebooks in hand. Looking at the smiles on their faces, it could be any after-school scene, but these students have all been displaced from their homes in Darfur, Sudan.

Sudan: Lack of Sanitation and Hygiene in Darfur Contributing to Deaths October 26, 2004

In the dusty, crowded camps for people displaced in Zalingei, West Darfur, the living situation for the 58,000 new residents is almost unbearable. Children sit on the dirt ground covered with flies. They have long ago given up exerting the energy to swat them away.

Balkan Region Is Slowly Rebuilding August 22, 2004

Question: When did you first become involved in Bosnia?

Rebuilt Health Clinic Heals a Community June 18, 2004

North Korea: Mercy Corps responds to North Korea tragedy June 4, 2004

Mercy Corps is mobilizing staff and resources to mount a quick response to the recent tragedy in Ryongchon, North Korea. Aid workers have been dispatched and truckloads of critical medical supplies has arrived at the devastated site.

Bam Earthquake: Reflections on a Tragedy May 24, 2004

Why is it that in times of disasters and wars the sunsets are always so brilliant? As I drive out of Bam, I marvel at the full moon rising through the blood-red sunset. It is a welcome reminder of the hope for a better tomorrow.

United States: Healing Children Through Creative Therapy May 17, 2004