http://www.mercycorps.org The Latest Mercy Corps Content en-us (c) 2007 Mercy Corps http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:59:02 -0700 Charity Mercy Corps In-house CMS 60 http://www.mercycorps.org/images/donate/mercy_logo_red.gif http://www.mercycorps.org/ 136 48 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2284/ Two Northwest relief agencies are leading the effort to bring US food aid to North Korea. World Vision and Mercy Corps are on the ground in North Korea overseeing the distribution of 37,000 tons of US wheat. It is the first direct US food aid to that country in 8 years. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:41:35 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/hungernutrition/2277/ Mercy Corps is taking the lead in a yearlong distribution of 100,000 metric tons of food to quell rampant hunger in North Korea. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:07:52 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2278/ U.N. agreement aims to feed millions more, with unprecedented monitoring Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:22:23 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2279/ A US freighter began unloading tons of American wheat in North Korea as the government agreed to give international aid workers unprecedented access to its isolated, hunger-stricken territory. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:09:10 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2281/ Food ship - People facing starvation will get 500,000 tons of food over 12 months. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:54:36 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/publications/2282/ Download the Russian-language version of "Where There Is No Doctor: a Village Health Care Handbook," by David Werner and published by the Hesperian Foundation. We offer this translation in three separate PDF files: Front Matter and Chapters 1-10 Chapters 11-19 Chapters 20-23 and End Matter If you have questions about this, please contact Jodie Behfar at jbehfar@mercycorps.org. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:16:45 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2283/ Relief workers distributing U.S.-supplied food in North Korea have unprecedented access in the insular country to ensure the food goes to the people who need it. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:54:16 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/jobs/694/ Thank you for your interest in job opportunities at Mercy Corps. You may use the links below to enter our online recruitment database. Please note Mercy Corps' application policy: Mercy Corps will only accept completed applications, which include a cover letter and resume submitted to our online OpenHire database. Information received in any other form, or applications missing pertinent information, will not be accepted. Executive level positions may allow other application procedures. Click here to search for jobs within the US. Click here to search for UK headquarters and international job opportunities. Click here to search for consultancies. Click here to search for internship opportunities. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:17:55 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/pressroom/2276/ Five aid agencies have signed an agreement with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to deliver U.S. government food assistance to North Koreans suffering from severe food shortages. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:08:04 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/unitedstates/2273/ Hear stories from three clients about how they've been able to grow their small businesses with help from Mercy Corps Northwest. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:29:16 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/myanmar/2272/ Mercy Corps is working to restore the rice harvest in a village where one of three households perished in the cyclone. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:33:06 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2267/ We know the cost to end world hunger. What's the cost of neglect? Third in a Times series. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:01:15 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/afghanistan/2271/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:50:04 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2266/ Nearly two months after Cyclone Nargis slammed into Burma, aid groups are still struggling to get government permission to deliver aid, said Richard Jacquot, an emergency program manager for Mercy Corps. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:20:43 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2259/ Mercy Corps, has announced a $19.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand access to financial services for Indonesia's poor. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:52:30 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/myanmar/2255/ One of our top emergency responders gives her firsthand impressions of Myanmar's devastated Delta and lays out what she and her colleagues are doing to increase food security and fight malnutrition. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:06:36 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/pressroom/2246/ $19.4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation helps fund project that will make financial services more widely available to the poor. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:10:14 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2249/ Portland's Mercy Corps is using a $19.4 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to create a microloan program for small businesses in Southeast Asia. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:08:47 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2256/ The humanitarian agency will start the Bank of Banks to help Indonesian agencies provide insurance, mortgage finance, remittance services and mobile banking Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:27:21 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2268/ A Portland-based relief organization is the new owner of an Indonesian bank. Mercy Corps says the purchase will make it possible to provide small loans to millions of poor people. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:52:42 -0700