GiftsEthiopia, Kenya, Somalia January 23, 2012 9:53AM
Teaming up with DC Entertainment to launch “We Can Be Heroes”
Salma Bahramy
Senior Communications Officer
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Mercy Corps today announced that it will be one of the nonprofit partners of “We Can Be Heroes” – an unprecedented campaign launched by DC Entertainment to raise awareness and funds to fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.
Mercy Corps is one of three humanitarian organizations selected by DC Entertainment to benefit from the campaign that will equally share a corporate donation of at least $2 million over the next two years comprised of cash donations and consumer matching funds. The other partner organizations are Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee.
“We Can Be Heroes allows each of us to be a hero in our everyday lives by helping families in dire need. Mercy Corps is thrilled to be part of this creative and inspiring campaign,” said Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO, Mercy Corps. “The campaign also allows us to serve the most heroic people we know: the people of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya who constantly battle life-threatening challenges with extraordinary grace.”
Haiti January 11, 2012 1:02PM
Helping rebuild economy two years after devastating quake
Lindsay Murphy
Communications Associate
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Two years after a massive earthquake decimated the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Mercy Corps continues helping Haitians to recover and rebuild by creating economic opportunities to help lift people out of poverty, and establishing programs focusing on agriculture, environment and youth.
Yemen December 18, 2011 4:40PM
Assessment team warns of humanitarian crisis
Salma Bahramy
Senior Communications Officer
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Today, Mercy Corps joined the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and other major international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) to increase funding for response to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Haiti December 1, 2011 4:40PM
In honor of World AIDS Day, Soccer for Life launches
Lindsay Murphy
Communications Associate
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Mercy Corps, along with Partners In Health and Grassroot Soccer have launched Foutbol pou Lavi – Soccer for Life – in Haiti.
Japan November 10, 2011 12:00AM
Supporting small businesses along tsunami-affected coast
Sylvia Ross
Senior Communications Officer
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A microenterprise support program promoting financial access for small businesses was recently launched in the tsunami-affected areas of Japan.
November 8, 2011 9:48AM
Add meaning to the holidays, while helping the world's poor
Lindsay Murphy
Communications Associate
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It can be difficult to find a gift for the person who has everything.
Kenya October 18, 2011 8:25AM
Providing relief and boosting recovery for thousands of herder families
Andie Long
Senior Communications Officer
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Mercy Corps has been awarded a $2.5 million grant for relief and recovery efforts in the Horn of Africa.
West Bank and Gaza October 10, 2011 8:17AM
Boosting employment in Palestinian tech sector with Google.org and Source of Hope Foundation
Andie Long
Senior Communications Officer
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Mercy Corps, Google.org and the Source of Hope Foundation have joined forces to launch the Arab Developer Network Initiative (ADNI) in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, is supporting the first two years of this effort with a $900,000 grant, and the Source of Hope Foundation is providing $1 million. The initiative is intended to spark innovation in information and communications technology (ICT) in the region, and catalyze income opportunities for youth, reaching over 1,000 Palestinian entrepreneurs in the first year.
Through a combination of training in technical and business essentials, peer-to-peer learning, mentorship, and an initial seed fund for high potential startups, capitalized at $500,000, ADNI will help build a critical mass of Palestinian youth who are competent in multiple programming platforms and able to create and run successful web-based businesses.
North Korea September 26, 2011 3:23PM
U.S. ‘indecisive’ on food aid to North Korea
Joy Portella
Communications Director
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Despite repeated warnings over seven months that a potentially catastrophic food crisis is emerging in North Korea, the U.S. government remains indecisive over sending substantial food aid to help many of the nation’s civilians from starving to death.
Haiti September 20, 2011 12:06PM
Clinton Global Initiative commitment: cholera insurance for Haiti
Lindsay Murphy
Communications Associate
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Today Mercy Corps, Haitian microfinance institution Fonkoze and global reinsurance company Swiss Re announced a Commitment to Action, Insuring Haiti’s Most Vulnerable against Cholera Risk, at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting.
