Women's Empowerment
Mercy Corps sees investing in women as one of the smartest ways to fight poverty — and improve the well-being of entire families.
Kirkuk Women Are Building Peace ›
Mercy Corps is training women in Kirkuk, Iraq to become leaders and work cooperatively against violence and hatred.
Special Report: Reinterpreting Tea Leaves ›
Mercy Corps and Tazo Tea Company are helping almost 13,000 people empower themselves and find opportunities to build better lives for themselves, their families and communities.
Perfect Harmony Family ›
Blog Post: Leaving the past behind ›
Much of the beauty and peacefulness of Lamteungoh village is the result of tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction programs — and hard work.
Blog Post: Panic in my neighborhood ›
Suddenly, on a hot Sunday afternoon in north Jakarta, many scattered crowds of people rain through our neighborhood while shouting “Fire...fire!”
Blog Post: Mama na come ›
I think the women of Liberia are showing the way to this beautiful country's future.
Blog Post: Six days on the road ›
I'm both exhausted and exhilarated by my six-day journey through the red clay rocky back-roads of Tajikistan's border area with Kyrgyzstan in the Rasht Valley.
Blog Post: Cocoa, arm wrestling and opportunity ›
Mercy Corps is helping Annie Garfree and other Liberian women farmers meet their country's own goals by becoming more successful farmers.
Blog Post: The drawbacks of women’s equality ›
There is an unrelenting pressure for women to be perfect and to do everything.
Blog Post: Can you spare a square? ›
I didn’t expect my first blog post from the field to be about sanitation. I thought maybe microfinance or agriculture programs or mobile commerce.
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Donate $50 by buying a Women's Small Business Kit and help give women in our programs the resources to turn their ideas and energy into successful small businesses.
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