Youth

Youth have a bigger stake in the future than anyone. Mercy Corps is helping mobilize youth in the U.S. and abroad to influence a better tomorrow, while also offering education and job training to impoverished youth to give them a place in the changing global economy.

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: A Palestinian camp — not what you might expect ›

When I heard I would be going to a Palestinian camp in Lebanon, I had a really hard time wrapping my brain around it.

Youth in Jordan Promote Cultural Heritage ›

Youth-led projects that emphasize the value of diversity of cultural heritage will be exhibited at the Jordan Museum.

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: Gaza photo contest: And the winner is ... ›

Recently we invited 100 students in the Gaza Strip, 15-21 years old, to help others see the world through their eyes through photographs.

Blog Post: The resilence of children ›

Life isn't easy in northern Uganda. Yet the children of the Acholi and Karamojong people are still resilient. They still smile.

Shipping Books to Zimbabwe Schools ›

There can be as few as one textbook for as many as 40 students in schools in Zimbabwe — if there are any textbooks at all. The 21,000 we shipped improved the textbook-to-student ratio eightfold at 50 schools.

Blog Post: Recognizing our common humanity through photos ›

For two days now, we've hand-carried photo frames from Israel's border to the Gaza Strip, walking through a long silent tunnel and crossing a high cement wall.

Blog Post: Fixing Somalia's schools ›

At a primary school attended by 1,140 students, Mercy Corps rehabilitated dilapidated classrooms and water tanks and installed handwashing facilities for the boys' and girls' latrines.

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In order to build secure, productive and just communities across generations, it is critical that we meet the physical, mental and social needs of children and youth.

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Recent Blog Posts

November 02, 2009
Seeing the work first hand
October 28, 2009
A Palestinian camp — not what you might expect
October 20, 2009
Celebrating peace in Khanaqin

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