Can Mobilization Work in an Emergency?

people in a meeting
December 03, 2009

Imagine fleeing your home and having to leave all that you possess on a moment’s notice Imagine having small children, elderly relatives or disabled family members with you. This was the reality faced by tens of thousands of Georgians as they fled their homes in the midst of the August 2008 conflict. Is there a role for community mobilization in such a context? The Mercy Corps-Georgia team thought so.

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