Urban initiatives
Overcrowded and environmentally stressed, today's megacities are home to millions who live in extreme poverty. Mercy Corps works to bring education, health and economic opportunity to families who have fallen through the cracks.
All stories about Urban initiatives
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Indonesia: Exploring Jakarta's hidden city August 4, 2009
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Indonesia: Storytelling 101 August 3, 2009
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Indonesia: Addressing the Impact of Climate Change in Indonesian Slums July 22, 2009
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United States: A tale of nights and days in New Orleans July 21, 2009
I have made a decent number of trips conducting Mercy Corps business as a Regional Finance Officer. All of them have been overseas, where the lion’s share of our operations are conducted. This made my trip to New Orleans exclusively and exceptionally special.
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Colombia: Tools for life July 2, 2009
As I stand over a particularly energetic fifth grade boy to keep him from kicking the girl next to him, I’m amazed: they’re actually quiet. And still — for the most part. These five minutes of stillness could be the most important gift that these kids have received all week.
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Colombia: Building children's confidence through sport June 30, 2009
I am a Material Aid Officer with Mercy Corps – which means I work with massive (truckload sized-quantities) donations of product. The donated materials my team works with run the gamut: from computers to textbooks to sports equipment to pharmaceuticals.
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Indonesia: Recycled Life June 12, 2009
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Indonesia: Dishing out healthy street food June 10, 2009
This photo was taken at a Mercy Corps-sponsored food cart in north Jakarta, Indonesia. The woman in the photo is the Vice Governor of Jakarta. She was in a neighboring community and heard about the Healthy Street Foods project and got so excited that she stopped by the opening event.
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Indonesia: Eat your tempeh, kids May 18, 2009
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Indonesia: Nineteen: Cahyan, tofu snack seller May 15, 2009
Cahyan, 45, sells a tofu specialty called tahu gejrot from a food stall in Jakarta's affluent Menteng neighborhood. He also prepares this dish for catered events; in all, he earns up to $968 a month.