Sports
Blog Post: Seeing the work first hand ›
It is one thing to read all about the work of an organization. It is something entirely different to see it with your own eyes. It is inspirational.
Blog Post: Celebrating peace in Khanaqin ›
Children from Khanaqin released white doves and read a famous poem before a football match celebrating Peace Day.
Blog Post: Kids enjoy peace for one day in Santander ›
Vivo Jugando is a new Mercy Corps sports-for-change strategy that uses soccer and yoga to give kids tools to deal with critical issues in their lives.
Blog Post: India's tea country hosts Peace Day football festival ›
As part of Mercy Corps' celebration of International Peace Day, as football festival was held at the Dhooteray Ground in Darjeeling, India, on September 21.
Blog Post: Promoting peace in northern Lebanon ›
As part of Mercy Corps' efforts to reach conflict-affected youth in Lebanon, Mercy Corps and Najdeh Association set up a five-day football tournament in September.
Blog Post: Political speeches and friendly tug-o-war highlight Peace Day in Keyna ›
More than 1,000 people attended events that included soccer matches, theater performances and an old-fashioned tug-of-war in Eldoret.
Blog Post: Mercy Corps honors Peace Day with seven-a-side soccer in Scotland ›
On Sept. 21, Mercy Corps' European Headquarters celebrated the International Day of Peace with a round robin of seven-a-side games.
Blog Post: Peace and clean on Independence Day ›
Independence Day is an occasion for all Indonesians to be proud of their beautiful and diverse country — but that seems even more so for the neighborhood of Urimessing.
Blog Post: Tools for life ›
I teach weekly yoga classes to fifth graders at a school in Bogota's Ciudad Bolivar, where many youth I teach have been forcibly displaced by Colombia's ongoing conflict.
Blog Post: Building children's confidence through sport ›
Mercy Corps Colombia manages an innovative program which aims to both eliminate and mitigate the effects of some of the worst forms of child labor through sports activities.

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