India woman's hands making basket
Photo: Thatcher Cook for Mercy Corps

Who we help

Idealistic youth. Courageous mothers. Determined entrepreneurs. Hardscrabble farmers. Survivors of disaster or war. They live in tiny remote villages and in the slums of the world's biggest cities. We're there for them, listening to their needs, helping any way we can.

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Where we work

Failing states. Conflict zones. Countries recovering from natural disaster. We work in places where a child's life is often at risk, where a woman's education is usually ignored, and where a family's livelihood is never a sure thing.

What we do

We listen to locals and prioritize their most urgent needs. We fix market gaps to drive economic recovery. We bring groups together to negotiate conflict and strengthen civic participation. We think big, start small and take responsible risks to find solutions that benefit the greatest number of people.